diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09666040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# remove files from deployment using `git archive`
+
+# git files
+.gitattributes export-ignore
+.gitignore     export-ignore
+
+
+# several files and directories we never want to export 
+# a little bit belt and braces as the most of these files
+# should never ever be in the repository
+
+.*~        export-ignore
+.kdev4     export-ignore
+
+/build export-ignore
+/temp  export-ignore
+/tmp   export-ignore
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ba59ab4..cf4f311e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -98,18 +98,3 @@ if(BUILD_DOCUMENTATION)
         COMPONENT Devel
     )
 endif()
-
-# building tarball with CPack -------------------------------------------------
-# To create a source distribution, type:
-# make package_source
-include(InstallRequiredSystemLibraries)
-set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE")
-set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_README "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR ${LIBFM_QT_VERSION_MAJOR})
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR ${LIBFM_QT_VERSION_MINOR})
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH ${LIBFM_QT_VERSION_PATCH})
-set(CPACK_GENERATOR TBZ2)
-set(CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR TBZ2)
-set(CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES /build/;.gitignore;.*~;.git;.kdev4;temp)
-include(CPack)