diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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--- a/MANIFEST.in
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-include README.rst
-include AUTHORS 
-include LICENSE
-include RELEASE_NOTES.rst
-recursive-include bin *
-recursive-include doc *
-recursive-include tools *
-recursive-include sitemap *
-recursive-include os_doc_tools *
-
-recursive-exclude * .gitignore
-exclude .gitreview