diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index f0a9cffb..2ceed34f 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ include nova/tests/db/nova.austin.sqlite
 include plugins/xenapi/README
 include plugins/xenapi/etc/xapi.d/plugins/objectstore
 include plugins/xenapi/etc/xapi.d/plugins/pluginlib_nova.py
+global-exclude *.pyc