diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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+recursive-include assets *.xcf
+recursive-include docs Makefile make.bat *.py *.rst *.png *.ico
+include LICENSE
+include MANIFEST.in
+include README.rst
+include setup.py
+recursive-include pydenticon *.py
+prune docs/_build
+exclude tmp/