diff --git a/goblet/__version__.py b/goblet/__version__.py
index 2fc17433..10ece998 100644
--- a/goblet/__version__.py
+++ b/goblet/__version__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = (0, 13, 1)
+VERSION = (0, 13, 2)
 
 
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, VERSION))
diff --git a/goblet/backends/backend.py b/goblet/backends/backend.py
index 174c14d6..4cec92d5 100644
--- a/goblet/backends/backend.py
+++ b/goblet/backends/backend.py
@@ -213,7 +213,10 @@ def _zip_directory(self):
         for pattern in self.zip_config.get("include", []):
             globbed_files.extend(Path("").rglob(pattern))
         for path in globbed_files:
-            if not set(path.parts).intersection(exclusion_set):
+            if (
+                not set(path.parts).intersection(exclusion_set)
+                and str(path) != ".goblet/config.json"
+            ):
                 self.log.debug(f"Zipping file: {path}...")
                 self.zipf.write(str(path))