diff --git a/make/release.mk b/make/release.mk
index e63864f5c..ff43f73f7 100644
--- a/make/release.mk
+++ b/make/release.mk
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ release:
 	# the connected customers download the k-apps from GitHub where it is still present
 	git archive --format "tar.gz" -o $(ARCHIVE_NAME) \
 								  $(GIT_TAG) -- \
-								  common services charts ":(exclude)services/ai-navigator-app" \
-								  common services charts ":(exclude)services/ai-navigator-cluster-info-agent"
+								  common services charts \
+								  ":(exclude)common/helm-repositories/ai-navigator-repos.yaml" \
+								  ":(exclude)services/ai-navigator-app" \
+								  ":(exclude)services/ai-navigator-cluster-info-agent"
 	aws s3 cp --acl $(S3_ACL) $(ARCHIVE_NAME) s3://$(S3_BUCKET)/$(S3_PATH)/
 	echo "Published to $(PUBLISHED_URL)"
 ifeq (,$(findstring dev,$(GIT_TAG)))