diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5b1ac1a..c28f2e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+# 1.12.0
+
 ### Added
 - Debify now packages and publishes an RPM file, alongside a debian file.
   [conjurinc/debify#49](https://github.com/conjurinc/debify/pull/49)
+- `debify package` now offers an `--additional-files` flag to provide a comma
+  separated list of files to include in the FPM build that are not provided
+  automatically by `git ls-files`.
+  [conjurinc/debify#52](https://github.com/conjurinc/debify/pull/52)
 
 ### Fixed
 - Bug causing `all` files in the git repo to be added to the debian file.
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e6dbb7c..0eed1a2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.11.5
+1.12.0
diff --git a/lib/conjur/debify.rb b/lib/conjur/debify.rb
index e0da7bb..49652a8 100644
--- a/lib/conjur/debify.rb
+++ b/lib/conjur/debify.rb
@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ def copy_packages_from_container(container, package_name, dev_package_name)
   c.desc "Specify a custom Dockerfile.fpm"
   c.flag [ :dockerfile]
 
+  c.desc "Specify files to add to the FPM image that are not included from the git repo"
+  c.flag [ :'additional-files' ]
+
   c.action do |global_options,cmd_options,args|
     raise "project-name is required" unless project_name = args.shift
 
@@ -253,6 +256,11 @@ def copy_packages_from_container(container, package_name, dev_package_name)
     dir = cmd_options[:dir] || '.'
     pwd = File.dirname(__FILE__)
 
+    additional_files = []
+    if cmd_options[:'additional-files']
+      additional_files = cmd_options[:'additional-files'].split(',').map(&:strip)
+    end
+
     fpm_image = Docker::Image.build_from_dir File.expand_path('fpm', File.dirname(__FILE__)), tag: "debify-fpm", &DebugMixin::DOCKER
     DebugMixin.debug_write "Built base fpm image '#{fpm_image.id}'\n"
     dir = File.expand_path(dir)
@@ -265,12 +273,13 @@ def copy_packages_from_container(container, package_name, dev_package_name)
       # that aren't mentioned in the dockerignore to the deb
       temp_dir = Dir.mktmpdir
       DebugMixin.debug_write "Copying git files to tmp dir '#{temp_dir}'\n"
-      git_files.each do |fname|
+      (git_files + additional_files).each do |fname|
         original_file = File.join(dir, fname)
         destination_path = File.join(temp_dir, fname)
         FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(destination_path))
         FileUtils.cp(original_file, destination_path)
       end
+      
       # rename specified dockerfile to 'Dockerfile' during copy, incase name is different
       dockerfile_path = cmd_options[:dockerfile] || File.expand_path("debify/Dockerfile.fpm", pwd)
       temp_dockerfile = File.join(temp_dir, "Dockerfile")