diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 41718999..ebc83d42 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 <!-- When submitting a PR for a feature, add the appropriate prerelease heading here
 and fill in the contents as you go. This simplifies later release management. -->
 
+## 2.3.0
+
+- Do not lint PHP within `build/` and `dist/` build directories
+
 ## 2.2.1
 
 - Do not flag get_block_wrapper_attributes as an escaping risk, this is a false positive as function escapes internally #340
diff --git a/HM/ruleset.xml b/HM/ruleset.xml
index 11c980d0..bfc6a0e8 100644
--- a/HM/ruleset.xml
+++ b/HM/ruleset.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 	<exclude-pattern>node_modules/*</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>vendor/*</exclude-pattern>
+	<!-- Exempt common build directories from stylistic rules. -->
+	<exclude-pattern>build/*</exclude-pattern>
+	<exclude-pattern>dist/*</exclude-pattern>
 
 	<arg name="extensions" value="php" />