diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index a778394..9346568 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 * text=auto eol=lf
 
 /.github export-ignore
+/docs export-ignore
 /tests export-ignore
 /.editorconfig export-ignore
 /.gitattributes export-ignore
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5ed1993..f85d0e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
         run: composer validate --strict
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3
+        uses: ramsey/composer-install@v4
         with:
           dependency-versions: ${{ matrix.dependencies }}
           # Composer blocks releases with security advisories by default, which
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af4f54f..e7c67d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## 8.1.1 - Unreleased
+
+### Changed
+
+- The package archive no longer includes `docs/`, so `composer require` installs only the library files.
+
 ## 8.1.0 - 2026-10-09
 
 ### Added