diff --git a/caimira/MANIFEST.in b/caimira/MANIFEST.in
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+recursive-include src *.py
+recursive-include src *.json
+recursive-include src *.txt
+
+exclude *.pyc
+exclude **/__pycache__/*
+exclude tests/*
+exclude docs/*
+exclude *.md
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