diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 0aac6fef6e..eda1b735f2 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -5,3 +5,13 @@ include platypush/config/*.yaml
 include platypush/config/systemd/*
 global-include manifest.json
 global-include components.json.gz
+
+global-exclude __pycache__/*
+global-exclude *.pyc
+
+# Exclude symlinks to avoid issues with setuptools
+exclude platypush/backend/http/webapp/public/icons/openweathermap/black
+exclude platypush/backend/http/webapp/public/icons/openweathermap/white
+exclude platypush/backend/http/webapp/src/**
+exclude platypush/events
+exclude platypush/install/scripts/ubuntu