diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 170b481e9..8fc75e552 100755
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@
 .github/ export-ignore
 computer/computer-k8s-operator/crd-generate/bin/ export-ignore
 computer/computer-dist/scripts/ export-ignore
-computer/computer-dist/release-docs/ export-ignore
diff --git a/.github/workflows/computer-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/computer-ci.yml
index 9164d3b49..f2bf8e0d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/computer-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/computer-ci.yml
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ on:
       - master
       - release-*
     paths:
+      - .gitattributes
       - computer/**
       - .github/workflows/computer-ci.yml
   pull_request:
     paths:
+      - .gitattributes
       - computer/**
       - .github/workflows/computer-ci.yml
 concurrency:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/license-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/license-checker.yml
index 66be588ce..3adc335e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license-checker.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ jobs:
           log: info
           config: .licenserc.yaml
 
+      - name: Check source archive licenses
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          git -C .. archive HEAD | tar -tf - > "$RUNNER_TEMP/computer-source-files.txt"
+          grep -Fx 'computer/computer-dist/release-docs/LICENSE' "$RUNNER_TEMP/computer-source-files.txt"
+          grep -Fx 'computer/computer-dist/release-docs/NOTICE' "$RUNNER_TEMP/computer-source-files.txt"
+          grep -E '^computer/computer-dist/release-docs/licenses/(.*/)?LICENSE[^/]*$' \
+            "$RUNNER_TEMP/computer-source-files.txt"
+
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: '17'