diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index e5d9c7f..512d495 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ recursive-include editor *.html *.gif *.png *.css *.js
 recursive-include doc_src *.rst *.txt *.png *.css *.html *.js
 include doc_src/Makefile
 include doc_src/make.bat
+
+prune example