diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 311856a4a..f1fa2e07b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ exclude = [
   "tests",
   "doc",
   "environment.yml",
-  "setup_ccd.py"
+  "setup_ccd.py",
+  # .github, .gitignore, .gitattributes
+  ".git*",
 ]
 
 [tool.hatch.version]