diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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+graft src
+graft tests
+
+recursive-include docs/source *.py
+recursive-include docs/source *.rst
+recursive-include docs Makefile
+
+global-exclude *.py[cod] __pycache__ *.so *.dylib .DS_Store *.gpickle
+
+exclude .bumpversion.cfg
+include *.rst *.txt *.yml LICENSE tox.ini .coveragerc