diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index abffeac2..4fd06d2f 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ recursive-include src/octoprint/plugins *
 recursive-include src/octoprint/translations *
 include versioneer.py
 include src/octoprint/_version.py
-include AUTHORS.md
-include CHANGELOG.md
-include LICENSE
-include README.md
 include requirements.txt
+include *.md
+exclude CONTRIBUTING.md