diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index bbf8135e..e3a48c9f 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 # exclude from git export
 /tests export-ignore
+/docs export-ignore
 /utilities export-ignore
 /.github export-ignore