diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..930c89632b879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+github:
+  enabled_merge_buttons:
+    squash: true
+    merge: false
+    rebase: true
diff --git a/tools/releasing/create_source_release.sh b/tools/releasing/create_source_release.sh
index 8b89d79a347bb..ef333e0194e33 100755
--- a/tools/releasing/create_source_release.sh
+++ b/tools/releasing/create_source_release.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ git clone ${FLINK_DIR} ${CLONE_DIR}
 cd ${CLONE_DIR}
 
 rsync -a \
-  --exclude ".git" --exclude ".gitignore" --exclude ".gitattributes" --exclude "azure-pipelines.yml" \
+  --exclude ".git" --exclude ".gitignore" --exclude ".gitattributes" --exclude "azure-pipelines.yml" --exclude ".asf.yaml" \
   --exclude "CHANGELOG" --exclude ".github" --exclude "target" \
   --exclude ".idea" --exclude "*.iml" --exclude ".DS_Store" --exclude "build-target" \
   --exclude "docs/content" --exclude ".rubydeps" \