diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index e8e2eba7..792b9738 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ include requirements_dev.txt
 
 recursive-exclude * __pycache__
 
-exclude .git/* .idea/* docs/* .github/* joss/* tests/*
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+exclude .git/* .idea/* docs/** .github/* joss/** tests/*
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