diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate.yml b/.github/workflows/generate.yml
index 5294b7d7..e99b6e75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - 'www/*'
       - 'cmd/*'
       - 'internal/cmd/*'
+      - 'files/*'
 
 jobs:
   docs:
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index a28e8747..350f2b6e 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ tasks:
       - ./scripts/cmd_docs.sh
     sources:
       - cmd/*.go
+      - files/*.go
       - nfpm.go
       - ./scripts/cmd_docs.sh
       - CONTRIBUTING.md
diff --git a/apk/apk_test.go b/apk/apk_test.go
index 1fb3ec70..6b2dfbe9 100644
--- a/apk/apk_test.go
+++ b/apk/apk_test.go
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ func exampleInfo() *nfpm.Info {
 					Destination: "/etc/fake/fake.conf",
 					Type:        "config",
 				},
+				{
+					Source:      "../testdata/whatever.conf",
+					Destination: "/etc/fake/fake2.conf",
+					Type:        "config|noreplace",
+				},
 				{
 					Destination: "/var/log/whatever",
 					Type:        "dir",
@@ -105,7 +110,7 @@ func TestCreateBuilderData(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.NoError(t, builderData(tw))
 
-	require.Equal(t, 11784, buf.Len())
+	require.Equal(t, 13832, buf.Len())
 }
 
 func TestCombineToApk(t *testing.T) {
@@ -140,6 +145,7 @@ func TestDefaultWithArch(t *testing.T) {
 		"usr/share/doc/fake/fake.txt": "96c335dc28122b5f09a4cef74b156cd24c23784c",
 		"usr/local/bin/fake":          "f46cece3eeb7d9ed5cb244d902775427be71492d",
 		"etc/fake/fake.conf":          "96c335dc28122b5f09a4cef74b156cd24c23784c",
+		"etc/fake/fake2.conf":         "96c335dc28122b5f09a4cef74b156cd24c23784c",
 	}
 	for _, arch := range []string{"386", "amd64"} {
 		arch := arch
diff --git a/deb/deb_test.go b/deb/deb_test.go
index 6e20c79d..539956f0 100644
--- a/deb/deb_test.go
+++ b/deb/deb_test.go
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ func exampleInfo() *nfpm.Info {
 					Destination: "/etc/fake/fake.conf",
 					Type:        "config",
 				},
+				{
+					Source:      "../testdata/whatever.conf",
+					Destination: "/etc/fake/fake2.conf",
+					Type:        "config|noreplace",
+				},
 				{
 					Destination: "/var/log/whatever",
 					Type:        "dir",
diff --git a/files/files.go b/files/files.go
index 868e7e01..7b220fea 100644
--- a/files/files.go
+++ b/files/files.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import (
 // of one file to copy into a package.
 type Content struct {
 	Source      string           `yaml:"src,omitempty" json:"src,omitempty"`
-	Destination string           `yaml:"dst,omitempty" json:"dst,omitempty"`
-	Type        string           `yaml:"type,omitempty" json:"type,omitempty"`
+	Destination string           `yaml:"dst" json:"dst"`
+	Type        string           `yaml:"type,omitempty" json:"type,omitempty" jsonschema:"enum=symlink,enum=ghost,enum=config,enum=config|noreplace,enum=dir,enum=,default="`
 	Packager    string           `yaml:"packager,omitempty" json:"packager,omitempty"`
 	FileInfo    *ContentFileInfo `yaml:"file_info,omitempty" json:"file_info,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func ExpandContentGlobs(contents Contents, disableGlobbing bool) (files Contents
 			// Ghost, symlinks and dirs need to be in the list, but dont glob
 			// them because they do not really exist
 			files = append(files, f.WithFileInfoDefaults())
-		default:
+		case "config", "config|noreplace", "file", "":
 			globbed, err = glob.Glob(f.Source, f.Destination, disableGlobbing)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ func ExpandContentGlobs(contents Contents, disableGlobbing bool) (files Contents
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
+		default:
+			return files, fmt.Errorf("invalid file type: %s", f.Type)
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/files/files_test.go b/files/files_test.go
index 06dceeec..19240146 100644
--- a/files/files_test.go
+++ b/files/files_test.go
@@ -382,3 +382,48 @@ func TestDestEndsWithSlash(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Len(t, result, 1)
 	require.Equal(t, "foo/a.txt", result[0].Destination)
 }
+
+func TestInvalidFileType(t *testing.T) {
+	var config testStruct
+	dec := yaml.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(`---
+contents:
+- src: testdata/globtest/**/*
+  dst: /bla
+  type: filr
+`))
+	dec.KnownFields(true)
+	require.NoError(t, dec.Decode(&config))
+	_, err := files.ExpandContentGlobs(config.Contents, false)
+	require.EqualError(t, err, "invalid file type: filr")
+}
+
+func TestValidFileTypes(t *testing.T) {
+	var config testStruct
+	dec := yaml.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(`---
+contents:
+- src: testdata/globtest/a.txt
+  dst: /f1.txt
+- src: testdata/globtest/a.txt
+  dst: /f2.txt
+  type: file
+- src: testdata/globtest/a.txt
+  dst: /f3.txt
+  type: config
+- src: testdata/globtest/a.txt
+  dst: /f4.txt
+  type: config|noreplace
+- src: testdata/globtest/a.txt
+  dst: /f5.txt
+  type: symlink
+- src: testdata/globtest/a.txt
+  dst: /f6.txt
+  type: dir
+- src: testdata/globtest/a.txt
+  dst: /f7.txt
+  type: ghost
+`))
+	dec.KnownFields(true)
+	require.NoError(t, dec.Decode(&config))
+	_, err := files.ExpandContentGlobs(config.Contents, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/www/docs/static/schema.json b/www/docs/static/schema.json
index 8856fa34..1a57c0e3 100644
--- a/www/docs/static/schema.json
+++ b/www/docs/static/schema.json
@@ -317,7 +317,16 @@
 						"type": "string"
 					},
 					"type": {
-						"type": "string"
+						"type": "string",
+						"enum": [
+							"symlink",
+							"ghost",
+							"config",
+							"config|noreplace",
+							"dir",
+							""
+						],
+						"default": ""
 					},
 					"packager": {
 						"type": "string"
@@ -327,7 +336,10 @@
 					}
 				},
 				"additionalProperties": false,
-				"type": "object"
+				"type": "object",
+				"required": [
+					"dst"
+				]
 			},
 			"ContentFileInfo": {
 				"properties": {