diff --git a/contrib/org.freedesktop.fwupd.json b/contrib/org.freedesktop.fwupd.json
index 0526a551d..0f97c42ee 100644
--- a/contrib/org.freedesktop.fwupd.json
+++ b/contrib/org.freedesktop.fwupd.json
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
             "sources": [
                 {
                     "type": "dir",
+                    "skip": [".git"],
                     "path": ".."
                 }
             ]