diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 0d9ffe93..bb1b0f3e 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ global-include *.pyi
 
 recursive-exclude * __pycache__
 recursive-exclude * *.py[co]
-recursive-exclude * venv*
+prune venv*