diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 3779e1384..f54b4f17a 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,11 @@ defaults:
       type: "pages"
     values:
       description: "A command-line chat tool for coding with GPT"
+
+exclude:
+  - tmp.benchmarks
+  - scripts
+  - Gemfile
+  - Gemfile.lock
+  - README.md
+  - other_directories_or_files_to_exclude