diff --git a/GhidraBuild/Skeleton/buildTemplate.gradle b/GhidraBuild/Skeleton/buildTemplate.gradle
index cddd9953cb..24bcf4168d 100644
--- a/GhidraBuild/Skeleton/buildTemplate.gradle
+++ b/GhidraBuild/Skeleton/buildTemplate.gradle
@@ -58,3 +58,6 @@ dependencies {
 	// Any external dependencies added here will automatically be copied to the lib/ directory when
 	// this extension is built.	
 }
+
+// Exclude additional files from the built extension
+// Ex: buildExtension.exclude '.idea/**'