diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 469f6fff..b73c6a52 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 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