diff --git a/.helmignore b/.helmignore
index d1180d2..4007e24 100644
--- a/.helmignore
+++ b/.helmignore
@@ -1,4 +1,28 @@
+# Patterns to ignore when building packages.
+# This supports shell glob matching, relative path matching, and
+# negation (prefixed with !). Only one pattern per line.
+.DS_Store
+# Common VCS dirs
 .git/
+.gitignore
 .terraform/
-bin/
+.bzr/
+.bzrignore
+.hg/
+.hgignore
+.svn/
+# Common backup files
+*.swp
+*.bak
+*.tmp
+*~
+# Various IDEs
+.project
+.idea/
+*.tmproj
+
+# CI and test
+.circleci/
+.github/
+.gitlab-ci.yml
 test/