diff --git a/packages/create-docusaurus/templates/classic-typescript/tsconfig.json b/packages/create-docusaurus/templates/classic-typescript/tsconfig.json
index 314eab8a418b..920d7a6523b8 100644
--- a/packages/create-docusaurus/templates/classic-typescript/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/create-docusaurus/templates/classic-typescript/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
   "extends": "@docusaurus/tsconfig",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": "."
-  }
+  },
+  "exclude": [".docusaurus", "build"]
 }