diff --git a/admin/release-appstarter b/admin/release-appstarter
index afe2f7266e66..cd8d4e890e3f 100644
--- a/admin/release-appstarter
+++ b/admin/release-appstarter
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ git checkout $branch
 echo -e "${BOLD}Build the framework distributable${NORMAL}"
 
 echo -e "${BOLD}Copy the main files/folders...${NORMAL}"
-releasable='app public writable README.md contributing.md env license.txt spark tests/_support'
+releasable='app public writable README.md contributing.md env license.txt spark .gitignore'
 for fff in $releasable ; do
     if [ -d "$fff" ] ; then
         rm -rf $fff
diff --git a/admin/release-framework b/admin/release-framework
index 196824f3622c..bd6aa1be6cc9 100644
--- a/admin/release-framework
+++ b/admin/release-framework
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ git checkout $branch
 echo -e "${BOLD}Build the framework distributable${NORMAL}"
 
 echo -e "${BOLD}Copy the main files/folders...${NORMAL}"
-releasable='app docs public system writable contributing.md env license.txt spark'
+releasable='app docs public system writable contributing.md env license.txt spark .gitignore'
 for fff in $releasable ; do
     if [ -d "$fff" ] ; then
         rm -rf $fff