diff --git a/asset/.dummy b/asset/.dummy
index e69de29..6fa597b 100644
--- a/asset/.dummy
+++ b/asset/.dummy
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Files beginning with a dot are considered hidden and excluded from the distribution.
+
+If you wish to include the file as part of the distribution, please add the file path directly to distFiles, not distDirs.