diff --git a/ExpressionEngine.gitignore b/ExpressionEngine.gitignore
index c56e7abcb6cd52a0ef3912041b9883c371c9b7ca..b7d8527353cc216eb131f109381323de5de96939 100644
--- a/ExpressionEngine.gitignore
+++ b/ExpressionEngine.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ images/member_photos/
 images/signature_attachments/
 images/pm_attachments/
 
+# For security do not publish the following files
+system/expressionengine/config/database.php
+system/expressionengine/config/config.php
+
 # Caches
 sized/
 thumbs/