diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8b54a23..0976f67 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -121,4 +121,6 @@ venv.bak/
 dmypy.json
 
 # Pyre type checker
-.pyre/
\ No newline at end of file
+.pyre/
+
+_build
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 9b111f6..d491394 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@ graft docs
 graft learned_models
 graft imgs
 recursive-include docs *.txt
+prune docs/_build
+prune tmp
+prune deepCR.egg-info
+global-exclude *.py[co]
+global-exclude *~
+global-exclude *\#