diff --git a/deploy/deploy.sh b/deploy/deploy.sh
index 9d26b17..2eb1ad6 100755
--- a/deploy/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy/deploy.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ APP=/opt/solargod
 
 echo "→ syncing repo to $VPS:$APP"
 rsync -az --delete \
-  --exclude '.git' --exclude 'cache' --exclude 'assets/art/candidates' \
+  --exclude '.git' --exclude 'cache' --exclude 'assets/art/candidates' --exclude '*_BRIEF.md' \
   ./ "$VPS:$APP/"
 
 echo "→ installing service + nginx site on $VPS (domain: $DOMAIN)"