diff --git a/dist.ini b/dist.ini
index 865a7034..dc8387c3 100644
--- a/dist.ini
+++ b/dist.ini
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ repository.type         = git
 [Git::GatherDir]
 include_dotfiles = 1
 prune_directory = ^eg
+; Exclude dotfiles in the root directory
+exclude_match = ^\.[^/]+$
+; Exclude ini files in the root directory
+exclude_match = ^[^/]+\.ini$
 ; Exclude generated root content, which is included by the various plugins
 ; Without this, we get an error about duplicate content
 exclude_filename = cpanfile