diff --git a/release/release_files.py b/release/release_files.py
index 31d1518d74..cf244bb72f 100755
--- a/release/release_files.py
+++ b/release/release_files.py
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ sunnypilot_blacklist = [
   "codecov.yml",
   "conftest.py",
   "poetry.lock",
+  ".git-crypt/",
+  ".venv"
 ]
 
 # Merge the blacklists