diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 882559a..850319e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Then perform the following commands on the root folder:
 | bucket\_force\_destroy | When deleting the GCS bucket containing the cloud function, delete all objects in the bucket first. | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | bucket\_name | The name to apply to the bucket. Will default to a string of <project-id>-scheduled-function-XXXX> with XXXX being random characters. | `string` | `""` | no |
 | create\_bucket | Create bucket (default). Set to `false` to use existing one | `bool` | `true` | no |
+| files\_to\_exclude\_in\_source\_dir | Specify files to ignore when reading the source\_dir | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | function\_available\_memory\_mb | The amount of memory in megabytes allotted for the function to use. | `number` | `256` | no |
 | function\_description | The description of the function. | `string` | `"Processes log export events provided through a Pub/Sub topic subscription."` | no |
 | function\_docker\_registry | Docker Registry to use for storing the function's Docker images. Allowed values are CONTAINER\_REGISTRY (default) and ARTIFACT\_REGISTRY. | `string` | `null` | no |
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index c4fd7d9..61b5e18 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ module "main" {
   environment_variables              = var.function_environment_variables
   secret_environment_variables       = var.function_secret_environment_variables
   event_trigger_failure_policy_retry = var.function_event_trigger_failure_policy_retry
+  files_to_exclude_in_source_dir     = var.files_to_exclude_in_source_dir
   labels                             = var.function_labels
   service_account_email              = var.function_service_account_email
   timeout_s                          = var.function_timeout_s
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index e2d5d99..098cf8b 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -227,3 +227,9 @@ variable "grant_token_creator" {
   description = "Specify true if you want to add token creator role to the default Pub/Sub SA"
   default     = false
 }
+
+variable "files_to_exclude_in_source_dir" {
+  type = list(string)
+  description = "Specify files to ignore when reading the source_dir"
+  default = [ ]
+}
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