diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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+# Exclude dev files from archive for dist
+/.github/ export-ignore
+/.runConfigurations/ export-ignore
+/tests/ export-ignore
+/.editorconfig export-ignore
+/.gitattributes export-ignore
+/.gitignore export-ignore
+/ecs.php export-ignore
+/phpunit.xml.dist export-ignore