diff --git a/.distignore b/.distignore
index bb4dde0..18be797 100644
--- a/.distignore
+++ b/.distignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ README.md
 /node_modules
 /src
 /.wordpress-org
+/.idea
 
 .distignore
 .eslintrc.js
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-release.yml b/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
index 8e98ca2..23ab1f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
@@ -29,18 +29,25 @@ jobs:
           echo "Tag: $tag"
           echo "tag=$tag" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Prepare Plugin ZIP
-        run: |
-          plugin_name="ootb-openstreetmap"
-          mkdir -p "$plugin_name"
-
-          # Sync files but exclude the ZIP file itself and the output directory
-          rsync -av --exclude=".distignore" \
-                    --exclude="${plugin_name}-${tag}.zip" \
-                    --exclude="$plugin_name/" ./ "$plugin_name/"
-
-          # Create the ZIP
-          zip -r "${plugin_name}-${tag}.zip" "$plugin_name"
+      -   name: Prepare Plugin ZIP
+          run: |
+              plugin_name="ootb-openstreetmap"
+              mkdir -p "$plugin_name"
+
+              # Create exclusion rules from `.distignore`
+              if [[ -f ".distignore" ]]; then
+                rsync_exclude_option="--exclude-from=.distignore"
+              else
+                rsync_exclude_option=""
+              fi
+
+              # Sync files but exclude the ZIP file itself and the output directory
+              rsync -av $rsync_exclude_option \
+                  --exclude="${plugin_name}-${tag}.zip" \
+                  --exclude="$plugin_name/" ./ "$plugin_name/"
+
+              # Create the ZIP
+              zip -r "${plugin_name}-${tag}.zip" "$plugin_name"
 
       - name: Create release
         env: