diff --git a/serverless.yml b/serverless.yml
index 78519513..4c6d96dc 100644
--- a/serverless.yml
+++ b/serverless.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ package:
     - '!backend/tests/**'
     - 'recommendations/**'
     - '!recommendations/tests/**'
-    - 'model_data/BaseUtility.py'
+    # Exclude all of model_data but then re-include the files we need
     - '!model_data/**'
+    - 'model_data/BaseUtility.py'
+    - 'model_data/__init__.py'
     - '!infrastructure/**'
     - '!data_collection/**'
     - '!node_modules/**'
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ package:
     - '!open_uprn/**'
     - '!land_registry/**'
     - '!pytest.ini'
+    - '**/README.md'
 
 
 plugins: