diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f1250cfa96..330805880b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ jobs:
 
           # zip and tar everything
           echo 'Zip and tar...'
-          zip -rq $zipName . -x "*.git*" "*.ci*" "*.github*" "*node_modules*" "*output.txt*"
+          zip -rq $zipName . -x "*.git*" "*.ci*" "*.github*" "*node_modules*" "*output.txt*" "*Procfile*" "*crowdin.yml*" "*sonar-project.properties*"
           touch $tarName
-          tar --exclude=$tarName --exclude=$zipName --exclude='./.git' --exclude='./.ci' --exclude='./.github' --exclude='./node_modules' --exclude='./output.txt' -czf $tarName .
+          tar --exclude=$tarName --exclude=$zipName --exclude='./.git' --exclude='./.ci' --exclude='./.github' --exclude='./node_modules' --exclude='./output.txt' --exclude='./Procfile' --exclude='../crowdin.yml' --exclude='./sonar-project.properties' -czf $tarName .
 
           # add sha256 sum
           echo 'Sha sum ...'