diff --git a/dspace/src/main/assembly/src-release.xml b/dspace/src/main/assembly/src-release.xml
index 10dd0a45b9..0ee881e204 100644
--- a/dspace/src/main/assembly/src-release.xml
+++ b/dspace/src/main/assembly/src-release.xml
@@ -29,26 +29,49 @@
          <!-- Select files from the parent directory (i.e. [dspace-src])-->
          <directory>..</directory>
          <useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
-         <!-- Include all files except target directories & dot files -->
+         <!-- Include all files except target directories, dot files,
+	      binaries -->
          <excludes>
             <exclude>**/target/**</exclude>
             <exclude>.*</exclude>
+	    <exclude>**/*.bmp</exclude>
+	    <exclude>**/*.eot</exclude>
+	    <exclude>**/*.gif</exclude>
+	    <exclude>**/*.ico</exclude>
+	    <exclude>**/*.jpg</exclude>
+	    <exclude>**/*.pdf</exclude>
+	    <exclude>**/*.png</exclude>
+	    <exclude>**/*.psd</exclude>
+	    <exclude>**/*.ttf</exclude>
+	    <exclude>**/*.woff</exclude>
             <exclude>**/*.zip</exclude>
          </excludes>
-         <!-- Ensure line endings in all files are Unix (LF) line endings-->
+         <!-- Ensure line endings in all text files are Unix (LF) line
+	      endings-->
          <lineEnding>unix</lineEnding>
       </fileSet>
-      <!-- Do not destroy ZIP archives by changing "line" endings!
+      <!-- Do not destroy binary files by changing "line" endings!
            (e.g. SWORD's example.zip) -->
       <fileSet>
          <directory>..</directory>
          <useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
          <includes>
+	    <include>**/*.bmp</include>
+	    <include>**/*.eot</include>
+	    <include>**/*.gif</include>
+	    <include>**/*.ico</include>
+	    <include>**/*.jpg</include>
+	    <include>**/*.pdf</include>
+	    <include>**/*.png</include>
+	    <include>**/*.psd</include>
+	    <include>**/*.ttf</include>
+	    <include>**/*.woff</include>
             <include>**/*.zip</include>
          </includes>
          <excludes>
             <exclude>**/target/**</exclude>
          </excludes>
+	 <lineEnding>keep</lineEnding>
       </fileSet>
       <!-- Ensure the presence of "empty" overlay directories for build
            steps that need them.