diff --git a/.github/workflows/aws.yaml b/.github/workflows/aws.yaml
index 0b05ddd..100d96a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aws.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aws.yaml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ jobs:
           aws-region: us-east-2
 
       - name: Deploy static site to S3 bucket
-        run: aws s3 sync . s3://barrettruth.com --delete --exclude ".git/*" --exclude ".github/*" --exclude "README.md" --exclude ".DS_Store"
+        run: aws s3 sync . s3://barrettruth.com --delete --exclude ".git/*" --exclude ".github/*" --exclude "README.md" --exclude ".DS_Store" --exclude ".gitignore"