diff --git a/redaxo/src/addons/install/lib/api/api_package_upload.php b/redaxo/src/addons/install/lib/api/api_package_upload.php
index 2f0f1831ac..10f229e303 100644
--- a/redaxo/src/addons/install/lib/api/api_package_upload.php
+++ b/redaxo/src/addons/install/lib/api/api_package_upload.php
@@ -30,7 +30,13 @@ public function execute()
         try {
             if ($upload['upload_file']) {
                 $archive = rex_path::addonCache('install', md5($addonkey . time()) . '.zip');
-                $exclude = [];
+                $exclude = [
+                    '.gitattributes',
+                    '.github',
+                    '.gitignore',
+                    '.idea',
+                    '.vscode',
+                ];
                 if ($upload['replace_assets']) {
                     $exclude[] = 'assets';
                 }