diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 2f46e347155a..494352c82a1e 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -67,3 +67,8 @@
 *.verified.txt text eol=lf working-tree-encoding=UTF-8
 *.verified.xml text eol=lf working-tree-encoding=UTF-8
 *.verified.json text eol=lf working-tree-encoding=UTF-8
+
+###############################################################################
+# Ensure files are included in git archive
+###############################################################################
+/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/Gitattributes/.gitattributes -export-ignore