diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9661e9c66e..3727d4590b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ratReport.txt
.factorypath
**/.editorconfig
**/derby.log
+examples/**/readme.html
# for native build
CMakeCache.txt
diff --git a/artemis-distribution/src/main/assembly/dep.xml b/artemis-distribution/src/main/assembly/dep.xml
index 229017fcc1..66705828ac 100644
--- a/artemis-distribution/src/main/assembly/dep.xml
+++ b/artemis-distribution/src/main/assembly/dep.xml
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@
**/target/**
**/**/*.iml
**/**/*.dat
+ **/**/*.md
diff --git a/examples/common/footer.html b/examples/common/footer.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..691287b6e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/common/footer.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+