diff --git a/.syft/config.yaml b/.syft/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d8ca87db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.syft/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+exclude:
+- "**/test-fixtures"
diff --git a/hack/lib.sh b/hack/lib.sh
index a9d0c1c74..2bd167d21 100644
--- a/hack/lib.sh
+++ b/hack/lib.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function get_last_release() {
 
 function apply_midstream_changes() {
     local midstream_ref=$1
-    local custom_files=(Dockerfile build-syft-binary.sh)
+    local custom_files=(Dockerfile build-syft-binary.sh .syft/)
     git checkout "$midstream_ref" -- "${custom_files[@]}"
     git add "${custom_files[@]}"
 }