diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a1da6a48..3a26d2e6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,7 +183,9 @@ export(EXPORT ${PROJECT_NAME}-targets
        FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}Targets.cmake")
 
 install(DIRECTORY ${SPARROW_INCLUDE_DIR}/sparrow
-        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
+        PATTERN ".clang-*" EXCLUDE
+        PATTERN "README.md" EXCLUDE)
 
 set(SPARROW_CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}" CACHE
     STRING "install path for sparrowConfig.cmake")