diff --git a/awesomeConfig.cmake b/awesomeConfig.cmake
index 18f2322e1..4eca31177 100644
--- a/awesomeConfig.cmake
+++ b/awesomeConfig.cmake
@@ -153,15 +153,17 @@ EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build-utils/widgetgen.sh
 # Set the awesome include dir
 SET(AWE_INC_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${AWE_MOD_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${LUA_INC_DIR})
 
-SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME                 "${PROJECT_AWE_NAME}" )
-SET(CPACK_GENERATOR                    "TBZ2" )
-SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY  "A dynamic floating and tiling window manager" )
-SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR               "awesome development team" )
-SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/README" )
-SET(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE" )
-SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR        "${VERSION_MAJOR}" )
-SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR        "${VERSION_MINOR}" )
-SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH        "${VERSION_PATCH}" )
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME                 "${PROJECT_AWE_NAME}")
+SET(CPACK_GENERATOR                    "TBZ2")
+SET(CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR             "TBZ2")
+SET(CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES          ".git;.*.swp$;.*~;.*patch;.gitignore")
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY  "A dynamic floating and tiling window manager")
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR               "awesome development team")
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/README")
+SET(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE")
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR        "${VERSION_MAJOR}")
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR        "${VERSION_MINOR}")
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH        "${VERSION_PATCH}")
 
 INCLUDE(CPack)