diff --git a/distribution/src/assembly/dist.xml b/distribution/src/assembly/dist.xml
index 00f9909099..26679e6e06 100644
--- a/distribution/src/assembly/dist.xml
+++ b/distribution/src/assembly/dist.xml
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
             <outputDirectory>project</outputDirectory>
             <excludes>
                 <exclude>**/target/**</exclude>
+                <exclude>**/.git/**</exclude>
                 <exclude>**/*.ipr</exclude>
                 <exclude>**/*.iml</exclude>
                 <exclude>**/*.iws</exclude>