diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index d072302..2506b12 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -16,3 +16,9 @@
 
 # Keep editorconfig for ease of editing of product files
 /.editorconfig -export-ignore
+
+# Keep REUSE DEP5 declaration file in the release archive for legal
+# conformance
+/.reuse/ -export-ignore
+/.reuse/* export-ignore
+/.reuse/dep5 -export-ignore