diff --git a/authentication/refinerycms-authentication.gemspec b/authentication/refinerycms-authentication.gemspec
index 476b5895bc..4c7752c0ce 100644
--- a/authentication/refinerycms-authentication.gemspec
+++ b/authentication/refinerycms-authentication.gemspec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.homepage    = %q{http://refinerycms.com}
   s.authors     = ['Resolve Digital', 'David Jones', 'Philip Arndt']
 
-  s.files       = Dir['license.md', 'readme.md', 'lib/**/*', 'config/**/*', 'app/**/*']
+  s.files       = Dir['**/*'] - Dir['*.gemspec']
   s.require_path = 'lib'
 
   s.add_dependency('refinerycms-core', version)
diff --git a/base/refinerycms-base.gemspec b/base/refinerycms-base.gemspec
index dfdec4e20e..a64b57a114 100644
--- a/base/refinerycms-base.gemspec
+++ b/base/refinerycms-base.gemspec
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.homepage    = %q{http://refinerycms.com}
   s.authors     = ['Resolve Digital', 'David Jones', 'Philip Arndt']
 
-  s.files       = Dir['license.md', 'lib/**/*']
+  s.files       = Dir['**/*'] - Dir['*.gemspec']
   s.require_path = 'lib'
 end
diff --git a/core/refinerycms-core.gemspec b/core/refinerycms-core.gemspec
index d3e8710935..8150ea35ca 100644
--- a/core/refinerycms-core.gemspec
+++ b/core/refinerycms-core.gemspec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.homepage    = %q{http://refinerycms.com}
   s.authors     = ['Resolve Digital', 'David Jones', 'Philip Arndt']
 
-  s.files       = Dir['crud.md', 'engines.md', 'license.md', 'lib/**/*', 'config/**/*', 'app/**/*']
+  s.files       = Dir['**/*'] - Dir['*.gemspec']
   s.require_path = 'lib'
 
   s.add_dependency('refinerycms-base', version)
diff --git a/dashboard/refinerycms-dashboard.gemspec b/dashboard/refinerycms-dashboard.gemspec
index c81195b14d..3b1a693619 100644
--- a/dashboard/refinerycms-dashboard.gemspec
+++ b/dashboard/refinerycms-dashboard.gemspec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.homepage    = %q{http://refinerycms.com}
   s.authors     = ['Resolve Digital', 'David Jones', 'Philip Arndt']
 
-  s.files       = Dir['license.md', 'readme.md', 'lib/**/*', 'config/**/*', 'app/**/*']
+  s.files       = Dir['**/*'] - Dir['*.gemspec']
   s.require_path = 'lib'
 
   s.add_dependency('refinerycms-core', version)
diff --git a/images/refinerycms-images.gemspec b/images/refinerycms-images.gemspec
index b3b74f94d3..b2ddf1b65d 100644
--- a/images/refinerycms-images.gemspec
+++ b/images/refinerycms-images.gemspec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.homepage    = %q{http://refinerycms.com}
   s.authors     = ['Resolve Digital', 'David Jones', 'Philip Arndt']
 
-  s.files       = Dir['license.md', 'readme.md', 'lib/**/*', 'config/**/*', 'app/**/*']
+  s.files       = Dir['**/*'] - Dir['*.gemspec']
   s.require_path = 'lib'
 
   s.add_dependency('refinerycms-core', version)
diff --git a/pages/refinerycms-pages.gemspec b/pages/refinerycms-pages.gemspec
index a5e4df4fe8..561515c843 100644
--- a/pages/refinerycms-pages.gemspec
+++ b/pages/refinerycms-pages.gemspec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.homepage    = %q{http://refinerycms.com}
   s.authors     = ['Resolve Digital', 'David Jones', 'Philip Arndt']
 
-  s.files       = Dir['license.md', 'readme.md', 'lib/**/*', 'config/**/*', 'app/**/*']
+  s.files       = Dir['**/*'] - Dir['*.gemspec']
   s.require_path = 'lib'
 
   s.add_dependency('refinerycms-core', version)
diff --git a/resources/refinerycms-resources.gemspec b/resources/refinerycms-resources.gemspec
index 5323e2a4a4..9e8eea294a 100644
--- a/resources/refinerycms-resources.gemspec
+++ b/resources/refinerycms-resources.gemspec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.homepage    = %q{http://refinerycms.com}
   s.authors     = ['Resolve Digital', 'David Jones', 'Philip Arndt']
 
-  s.files       = Dir['license.md', 'readme.md', 'lib/**/*', 'config/**/*', 'app/**/*']
+  s.files       = Dir['**/*'] - Dir['*.gemspec']
   s.require_path = 'lib'
 
   s.add_dependency('refinerycms-core', version)
diff --git a/settings/refinerycms-settings.gemspec b/settings/refinerycms-settings.gemspec
index 1b7b239fbb..a4b35db0bd 100644
--- a/settings/refinerycms-settings.gemspec
+++ b/settings/refinerycms-settings.gemspec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.homepage    = %q{http://refinerycms.com}
   s.authors     = ['Resolve Digital', 'David Jones', 'Philip Arndt']
 
-  s.files       = Dir['license.md', 'readme.md', 'lib/**/*', 'config/**/*', 'app/**/*']
+  s.files       = Dir['**/*'] - Dir['*.gemspec']
   s.require_path = 'lib'
 
   s.add_dependency('refinerycms-core', version)