diff --git a/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.txt b/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.txt
index 4848676..958c2bc 100644
--- a/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.txt
+++ b/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.txt
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ Create the release tarballs:
     echo .git > excludes
     tar -czf json-c-${release}.tar.gz -X excludes json-c-${release}
 
-    echo 'doc/*' >> excludes
+    echo 'doc/*.cmake' >> excludes
+    echo 'doc/CMakeFiles' >> excludes
+    echo 'doc/Makefile' >> excludes
+    echo 'doc/Doxyfile' >> excludes
+    echo 'doc/html' >> excludes
     tar -czf json-c-${release}-nodoc.tar.gz -X excludes json-c-${release}
 
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