diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 542e0239..5bccc004 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
 include hyfetch/scripts/*
+
+recursive-exclude tools *
+recursive-exclude .github *
+recursive-exclude .vscode *
+exclude .gitignore
+exclude .gitattributes
+exclude package.json
+exclude CONTRIBUTING.md
\ No newline at end of file