diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 91842e5..3b8da58 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## 2.7.1 (2025-11-03)
+* Fixed: Removed some unnecessary files from the packaged gem. Gets rid of symlink warnings during installation.
+
 ## 2.7.0 (2025-11-03)
 * Removed: Support for Ruby < 3.1, Rails < 7.
 * Fixed: Exception when using ActiveType::Record with Rails 8.1.
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 027c099..981bf80 120000
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Gemfile.7.0.sqlite3
\ No newline at end of file
+Gemfile.8.0.sqlite3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Gemfile.7.1.sqlite3.lock b/Gemfile.7.1.sqlite3.lock
index fa94a4f..f6c6832 100644
--- a/Gemfile.7.1.sqlite3.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.7.1.sqlite3.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    active_type (2.7.0)
+    active_type (2.7.1)
       activerecord (>= 6.1)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/Gemfile.7.2.mysql2.lock b/Gemfile.7.2.mysql2.lock
index 54d46b4..b6e2217 100644
--- a/Gemfile.7.2.mysql2.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.7.2.mysql2.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    active_type (2.7.0)
+    active_type (2.7.1)
       activerecord (>= 6.1)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/Gemfile.7.2.pg.lock b/Gemfile.7.2.pg.lock
index d11a9ab..b748062 100644
--- a/Gemfile.7.2.pg.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.7.2.pg.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    active_type (2.7.0)
+    active_type (2.7.1)
       activerecord (>= 6.1)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/Gemfile.7.2.sqlite3.lock b/Gemfile.7.2.sqlite3.lock
index 4c4409c..586a894 100644
--- a/Gemfile.7.2.sqlite3.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.7.2.sqlite3.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    active_type (2.7.0)
+    active_type (2.7.1)
       activerecord (>= 6.1)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/Gemfile.8.0.sqlite3.lock b/Gemfile.8.0.sqlite3.lock
index b241f49..3c005bb 100644
--- a/Gemfile.8.0.sqlite3.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.8.0.sqlite3.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    active_type (2.7.0)
+    active_type (2.7.1)
       activerecord (>= 6.1)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/Gemfile.8.1.pg.lock b/Gemfile.8.1.pg.lock
index 54ea964..4c93ca6 100644
--- a/Gemfile.8.1.pg.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.8.1.pg.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    active_type (2.7.0)
+    active_type (2.7.1)
       activerecord (>= 6.1)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/Gemfile.8.1.sqlite3.lock b/Gemfile.8.1.sqlite3.lock
index b50b5db..3816fe1 100644
--- a/Gemfile.8.1.sqlite3.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.8.1.sqlite3.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    active_type (2.7.0)
+    active_type (2.7.1)
       activerecord (>= 6.1)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 2e5414e..29df229 120000
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Gemfile.7.0.sqlite3.lock
\ No newline at end of file
+Gemfile.8.0.sqlite3.lock
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/active_type.gemspec b/active_type.gemspec
index 143e662..d5e04a1 100644
--- a/active_type.gemspec
+++ b/active_type.gemspec
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     'rubygems_mfa_required' => 'true',
   }
 
-  s.files         = `git ls-files -z`.split("\x0").reject { |f| f.match(%r{^(test|spec|features)/}) }
+  s.files = IO.popen(%w[git ls-files -z], chdir: __dir__, err: IO::NULL) do |ls|
+    ls.readlines("\x0", chomp: true).select do |f|
+      f.start_with?(*%w[lib LICENSE README.md CHANGELOG.md])
+    end
+  end
   s.executables   = s.files.grep(%r{^bin/}) { |f| File.basename(f) }
   s.test_files    = s.files.grep(%r{^(test|spec|features)/})
   s.require_paths = ["lib"]
diff --git a/lib/active_type/version.rb b/lib/active_type/version.rb
index bf3a068..d0415d7 100644
--- a/lib/active_type/version.rb
+++ b/lib/active_type/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module ActiveType
-  VERSION = '2.7.0'
+  VERSION = '2.7.1'
 end