diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5597e56..99ea4f8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ KIND_CLUSTER_NAME ?= uptest-$(PROJECT_NAME)
 # XPKG Configuration
 # ------------------
 XPKG_DIR = $(shell pwd)
-XPKG_IGNORE = .github/workflows/*.yaml,.github/workflows/*.yml,examples/*.yaml,.work/uptest-datasource.yaml,.cache/render/*
+XPKG_IGNORE ?= .github/workflows/*.yaml,.github/workflows/*.yml,examples/*.yaml,.work/uptest-datasource.yaml,.cache/render/*
 XPKG_REG_ORGS ?= xpkg.upbound.io/upbound
 # NOTE: Skip promoting on xpkg.upbound.io as channel tags are inferred
 XPKG_REG_ORGS_NO_PROMOTE ?= xpkg.upbound.io/upbound