diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4ed8ff4..28ad088 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARTIFACT_FILES=app node_modules vendor .env.example directory-lister.svg LICENSE mix-manifest.json README.md index.php
+ARTIFACT_FILES=$$(paste --delimiters ' ' --serial artifact.files)
 ARTIFACT_NAME="DirectoryLister-$$(git describe --tags --exact-match HEAD 2> /dev/null || git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
 
 dev development: # Build application for development
diff --git a/artifact.files b/artifact.files
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ff55bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artifact.files
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+app
+node_modules
+vendor
+.env.example
+directory-lister.svg
+LICENSE
+mix-manifest.json
+README.md
+index.php