diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 81586365..c6644c99 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 
 # exclude from git export
 /tests export-ignore
-/demo export-ignore
-/docs export-ignore
 /utilities export-ignore
 /docker-compose.yml export-ignore
 /.github export-ignore
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 460962d6..de77f19f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+- Include docs and demo in the releases [#799](https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/799)
+
 ### Fixed
 - Output buffer is now cleaned for internal PHP errors as well, not just for Exceptions [#514](https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/514)
 - Fixed recursion and out of memory errors when caching in complicated template set-ups using inheritance and includes [#801](https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/pull/801)