diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index bc24de9..e6535cf 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ recursive-include categories/static *.html *.gif *.png *.css *.txt *.js
 recursive-include categories/editor *.html *.gif *.png *.css *.js
 
 recursive-include doc_src *.rst *.txt *.png *.css *.html *.js
+recursive-exclude doc_src/_build *.*
 include doc_src/Makefile
 include doc_src/make.bat
 
 recursive-include categories/locale *.mo *.po
 recursive-include categories/editor/locale *.mo *.po
-recursive-include requirements/*.txt
+recursive-include requirements *.txt
 prune example