diff --git a/debian/source/options b/debian/source/options
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+tar-ignore=".git/*"
+tar-ignore="staging_dir/*"
+tar-ignore="build/*"
+tar-ignore="deploy/*"
+tar-ignore="\.*"
+tar-ignore="cmd/*"