diff --git a/cfg/cfg.go b/cfg/cfg.go
index 93a309b..e9ed812 100644
--- a/cfg/cfg.go
+++ b/cfg/cfg.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 //       homepage: https://www.mattfarina.com
 //     ignore:
 //     - appengine
-//     exclude:
+//     excludeDirs:
 //     - node_modules
 //     import:
 //     - package: gopkg.in/yaml.v2
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 //      owners of a security issue without filing a public bug.
 //    - ignore: A list of packages for Glide to ignore importing. These are package
 //      names to ignore rather than directories.
-//    - exclude: A list of directories in the local codebase to exclude from
+//    - excludeDirs: A list of directories in the local codebase to exclude from
 //      scanning for dependencies.
 //    - import: A list of packages to import. Each package can include:
 //        - package: The name of the package to import and the only non-optional item.
diff --git a/cfg/config.go b/cfg/config.go
index db9297c..f3af3f5 100644
--- a/cfg/config.go
+++ b/cfg/config.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 	// Exclude contains a list of directories in the local application to
 	// exclude from scanning for dependencies.
-	Exclude []string `yaml:"exclude,omitempty"`
+	Exclude []string `yaml:"excludeDirs,omitempty"`
 
 	// Imports contains a list of all non-development imports for a project. For
 	// more detail on how these are captured see the Dependency type.
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	License     string       `yaml:"license,omitempty"`
 	Owners      Owners       `yaml:"owners,omitempty"`
 	Ignore      []string     `yaml:"ignore,omitempty"`
-	Exclude     []string     `yaml:"exclude,omitempty"`
+	Exclude     []string     `yaml:"excludeDirs,omitempty"`
 	Imports     Dependencies `yaml:"import"`
 	DevImports  Dependencies `yaml:"devimport,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/docs/glide.yaml.md b/docs/glide.yaml.md
index 5bec302..2216bee 100644
--- a/docs/glide.yaml.md
+++ b/docs/glide.yaml.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         homepage: https://www.mattfarina.com
     ignore:
     - appengine
-    exclude:
+    excludeDirs:
     - node_modules
     import:
     - package: gopkg.in/yaml.v2
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 - license: The license is either an [SPDX license](http://spdx.org/licenses/) string or the filepath to the license. This allows automation and consumers to easily identify the license.
 - `owners`: The owners is a list of one or more owners for the project. This can be a person or organization and is useful for things like notifying the owners of a security issue without filing a public bug.
 - `ignore`: A list of packages for Glide to ignore importing. These are package names to ignore rather than directories.
-- `exclude`: A list of directories in the local codebase to exclude from scanning for dependencies.
+- `excludeDirs`: A list of directories in the local codebase to exclude from scanning for dependencies.
 - `import`: A list of packages to import. Each package can include:
     - `package`: The name of the package to import and the only non-optional item. Package names follow the same patterns the `go` tool does. That means:
         - Package names that map to a VCS remote location end in .git, .bzr, .hg, or .svn. For example, `example.com/foo/pkg.git/subpkg`.