diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 96b25619..48117da2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 *.log
 *.pyc
 *.swp
-.DS_Store
 .atom/
 .buildlog/
 .history
diff --git a/macos/dmg/.DS_Store b/macos/dmg/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46a077b8
Binary files /dev/null and b/macos/dmg/.DS_Store differ
diff --git a/macos/package-release.sh b/macos/package-release.sh
index 7d32a3c9..ecef47cc 100755
--- a/macos/package-release.sh
+++ b/macos/package-release.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ rm -r macos_dmg
 mkdir macos_dmg
 cp -r "build/macos/Build/Products/Release/Cwtch.app" macos_dmg/
 # prep DMG with pregenerated components from GUI supportred run of create-dmg
-cp macos/dmg/.* macos_dmg/
+cp macos/dmg/.DS_Store macos_dmg/
+cp macos/dmg/.VolumeIcon.icns macos_dmg/
 ln -s /Applications macos_dmg/Applications
 hdiutil create -fs HFS+ -volname Cwtch -srcfolder macos_dmg Cwtch.dmg