diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 9b0cd9dde1..5e82681940 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 include README.rst LICENSE HISTORY.rst
 recursive-include mayan *.txt *.html *.css *.ico *.png
-
+recursive-exclude settings_local.* mayan.sqlite* db.sqlite*