diff --git a/.artifactignore b/.artifactignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..827a68eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.artifactignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+_manifest\**
+bcde-output\**
+Experiment_PipReport_**
+GovCompDisc_Log_**
+GovCompDisc_Manifest_**
+GovCompDisc_Metadata_**
+ScanTelemetry_**
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eng/templates/official/jobs/build-artifacts.yml b/eng/templates/official/jobs/build-artifacts.yml
index f3577788..631115b4 100644
--- a/eng/templates/official/jobs/build-artifacts.yml
+++ b/eng/templates/official/jobs/build-artifacts.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     outputParentDirectory: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
     outputs:
       - output: pipelineArtifact
-        targetPath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
+        targetPath: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
         artifactName: "$(pythonVersion)_WINDOWS_X64"
   steps:
   - template: ../../../../pack/templates/win_env_gen.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
     outputParentDirectory: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
     outputs:
       - output: pipelineArtifact
-        targetPath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
+        targetPath: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
         artifactName: "$(pythonVersion)_WINDOWS_X86"
   steps:
   - template: ../../../../pack/templates/win_env_gen.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
     outputParentDirectory: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
     outputs:
       - output: pipelineArtifact
-        targetPath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
+        targetPath: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
         artifactName: "$(pythonVersion)_LINUX_X64"
   steps:
   - template: ../../../../pack/templates/nix_env_gen.yml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
     outputParentDirectory: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
     outputs:
       - output: pipelineArtifact
-        targetPath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
+        targetPath: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
         artifactName: "$(pythonVersion)_OSX_X64"
   steps:
   - template: ../../../../pack/templates/nix_env_gen.yml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
     outputParentDirectory: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
     outputs:
       - output: pipelineArtifact
-        targetPath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
+        targetPath: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
         artifactName: "$(pythonVersion)_OSX_ARM4"
   steps:
   - template: ../../../../pack/templates/macos_64_env_gen.yml
diff --git a/pack/scripts/mac_arm64_deps.sh b/pack/scripts/mac_arm64_deps.sh
index 33d798d6..f0490ed0 100644
--- a/pack/scripts/mac_arm64_deps.sh
+++ b/pack/scripts/mac_arm64_deps.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
 python -m pip install .
 
-python -m pip install . --no-compile --target "$BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY/deps"
\ No newline at end of file
+python -m pip install . --no-compile --target "$BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY/deps"
+cp .artifactignore "$BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY/deps"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pack/scripts/nix_deps.sh b/pack/scripts/nix_deps.sh
index 33d798d6..f0490ed0 100644
--- a/pack/scripts/nix_deps.sh
+++ b/pack/scripts/nix_deps.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
 python -m pip install .
 
-python -m pip install . --no-compile --target "$BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY/deps"
\ No newline at end of file
+python -m pip install . --no-compile --target "$BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY/deps"
+cp .artifactignore "$BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY/deps"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pack/scripts/win_deps.ps1 b/pack/scripts/win_deps.ps1
index d674915d..b0872e40 100644
--- a/pack/scripts/win_deps.ps1
+++ b/pack/scripts/win_deps.ps1
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ python -m pip install .
 $depsPath = Join-Path -Path $env:BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY -ChildPath "deps"
 
 python -m pip install . azure-functions --no-compile --target $depsPath.ToString()
+Copy-Item -Path ".artifactignore" -Destination $depsPath.ToString()
diff --git a/pack/templates/macos_64_env_gen.yml b/pack/templates/macos_64_env_gen.yml
index d871633e..56b8b23c 100644
--- a/pack/templates/macos_64_env_gen.yml
+++ b/pack/templates/macos_64_env_gen.yml
@@ -25,4 +25,9 @@ steps:
       **
       !grpc_tools/**/*
       !grpcio_tools*/*
+      !build/**
+      !docs/**
+      !pack/**
+      !python/**
+      !tests/**
     targetFolder: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
diff --git a/pack/templates/nix_env_gen.yml b/pack/templates/nix_env_gen.yml
index ae253ca3..9da26b1b 100644
--- a/pack/templates/nix_env_gen.yml
+++ b/pack/templates/nix_env_gen.yml
@@ -25,4 +25,9 @@ steps:
       **
       !grpc_tools/**/*
       !grpcio_tools*/*
+      !build/**
+      !docs/**
+      !pack/**
+      !python/**
+      !tests/**
     targetFolder: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
diff --git a/pack/templates/win_env_gen.yml b/pack/templates/win_env_gen.yml
index 1699d393..2bd38ac7 100644
--- a/pack/templates/win_env_gen.yml
+++ b/pack/templates/win_env_gen.yml
@@ -25,4 +25,9 @@ steps:
       **
       !grpc_tools\**\*
       !grpcio_tools*\*
+      !build\**
+      !docs\**
+      !pack\**
+      !python\**
+      !tests\**
     targetFolder: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'