diff --git a/cmake/packaging.cmake b/cmake/packaging.cmake
index 28b11b44..02315275 100644
--- a/cmake/packaging.cmake
+++ b/cmake/packaging.cmake
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR})
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR})
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH ${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH})
 
+set(CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR TBZ2)
+set(CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES "build.*;\.git/;test;third-party;")
+
 include (CPack)