diff --git a/release/release_files.py b/release/release_files.py
index e0e338c8cd..b4efbd3a79 100755
--- a/release/release_files.py
+++ b/release/release_files.py
@@ -47,15 +47,6 @@ sunnypilot_blacklist = [
   ".gitmodules",
   ".pre-commit-config.yaml",
   ".python-version",
-  "Dockerfile",
-  "dockerfile",
-  "Dockerfile.openpilot",
-  "Dockerfile.openpilot_base",
-  "SECURITY.md",
-  "codecov.yml",
-  "conftest.py",
-  "poetry.lock",
-  ".clang-tidy",
   ".dockerignore",
   ".editorconfig",
   ".gitlab-ci.yml",