diff --git a/Orchard.proj b/Orchard.proj
index 07b487116..9ccd21ec9 100644
--- a/Orchard.proj
+++ b/Orchard.proj
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@
     <ItemGroup>
     
       <Zip-Exclude Include="
+        $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\src\**\packages\**\*;
         $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\src\**\bin\**\*;
         $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\src\**\obj\**\*;
         $(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\**\App_Data\**\*;