diff --git a/mcp.gemspec b/mcp.gemspec
index b1f7667..95627a6 100644
--- a/mcp.gemspec
+++ b/mcp.gemspec
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.metadata["bug_tracker_uri"] = "#{spec.homepage}/issues"
   spec.metadata["documentation_uri"] = "https://rubydoc.info/gems/mcp"
 
-  spec.files = Dir.chdir(File.expand_path("..", __FILE__)) do
-    %x(git ls-files -z).split("\x0").reject { |f| f.match(%r{^(test|spec|features)/}) }
-  end
+  spec.files = Dir["LICENSE", "README.md", "lib/**/*"]
 
   spec.bindir        = "exe"
   spec.executables   = spec.files.grep(%r{^exe/}) { |f| File.basename(f) }