diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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+prune .github
+prune doc
+prune tests
+exclude .*
+exclude appveyor.yml
+exclude ChangeLog
+exclude pylintrc
+exclude README.rst
+exclude requirements_*.txt
+exclude tox.ini