diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b59affb..5b20f79 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ unknown docker-images. It is entirely built from Dockerfile on top of
    container will have this prefix in name.
  * `docker_compose_filename` - Path to the docker-compose file in the repository.
  * `use_stack` - Use docker stack instead of docker-compose.
+ * `tar_package_operation_modifiers` - Modifiers for tar package operation. Default is '--exclude .git --exclude .github'
 
 # Usage example
 
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - actions/chockout@v2
+    - actions/checkout@v2
 
     - uses: alex-ac/github-action-ssh-docker-compose@master
       name: Docker-Stack Remote Deployment
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 1d4002a..6c46f4c 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ inputs:
   use_stack:
     description: Use docker stack instead of docker compose ("true" or "false").
     default: 'false'
+  tar_package_operation_modifiers:
+    description: Tar operation modifiers used while creating the package.
+    default: '--exclude .git --exclude .github --exclude .gitignore --exclude .gitmodules --exclude .vscode'
 runs:
   using: docker
   image: Dockerfile
@@ -34,3 +37,4 @@ runs:
     DOCKER_COMPOSE_FILENAME: ${{ inputs.docker_compose_filename }}
     DOCKER_COMPOSE_PREFIX: ${{ inputs.docker_compose_prefix }}
     USE_DOCKER_STACK: ${{ inputs.use_stack }}
+    TAR_PACKAGE_OPERATION_MODIFIERS: ${{ inputs.tar_package_operation_modifiers }}
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 60dbc5b..298de18 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ cleanup() {
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
 log "Packing workspace into archive to transfer onto remote machine."
-tar cjvf /tmp/workspace.tar.bz2 --exclude .git .
+tar cjvf /tmp/workspace.tar.bz2 $TAR_PACKAGE_OPERATION_MODIFIERS .
 
 log "Launching ssh agent."
 eval `ssh-agent -s`