diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index b73c6a52..eea6b5f8 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 include *.rst
 recursive-include pelican *.html *.css *png *.rst *.markdown *.md *.mkd *.xml *.py *.jinja2
 recursive-include samples *
-exclude samples/__pycache__/*
 include LICENSE THANKS docs/changelog.rst pyproject.toml
+global-exclude __pycache__
+global-exclude *.py[co]