diff --git a/ghost/core/.gitignore b/ghost/core/.gitignore
index 033607b964..560f362815 100644
--- a/ghost/core/.gitignore
+++ b/ghost/core/.gitignore
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ projectFilesBackup
 # Changelog, which is autogenerated, not committed
 CHANGELOG.md
 
+# Assets bundled into the release but we don't want to commit
+LICENSE
+PRIVACY.md
+README.md
+yarn.lock
+
 # Test generated files
 test/functional/*.png
 test/coverage