diff --git a/tools/release.sh b/tools/release.sh
index 0e8e979a..46939212 100755
--- a/tools/release.sh
+++ b/tools/release.sh
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@ rm -rfv tildefriends-$VERSION
 svn export . tildefriends-$VERSION
 echo "tildefriends-$VERSION: $NICKNAME" > tildefriends-$VERSION/VERSION
 tar \
+	--exclude=deps/libbacktrace/Isaac.Newton-Opticks.txt \
 	--exclude=deps/libsodium/builds \
 	--exclude=deps/libsodium/configure \
 	--exclude=deps/libsodium/test \
-	--exclude=deps/libbacktrace/Isaac.Newton-Opticks.txt \
-	--exclude=deps/sqlite/shell.c \
-	--exclude=deps/speedscope/*.map \
+	--exclude=deps/libuv/docs \
 	--exclude=deps/libuv/test \
 	--exclude=deps/openssl \
+	--exclude=deps/speedscope/*.map \
+	--exclude=deps/sqlite/shell.c \
+	--exclude=deps/zlib/contrib/vstudio \
+	--exclude=deps/zlib/doc \
 	-caf tildefriends-$VERSION.tar.xz tildefriends-$VERSION
 rm -rfv tildefriends-$VERSION