diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 61c04988..5349c4f1 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ task distroZip(type: Zip, dependsOn: [jar, docsZip, sourcesJar, javadocJar]) {
 
         from('samples/') {
             into 'samples'
-            exclude .gradle
-            exclude build
+            exclude '.gradle/'
+            exclude 'build/'
         }
         
         from(zipTree(docsZip.archivePath)) {