diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 49fc91f0..c011fea6 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -8,9 +8,5 @@ recursive-include tests *
 recursive-include examples *
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include examples/frameworks *
-recursive-exclude docs *.pyc
-recursive-exclude docs *.pyo
-recursive-exclude tests *.pyc
-recursive-exclude tests *.pyo
-recursive-exclude examples *.pyc
-recursive-exclude examples *.pyo
+recursive-exclude * __pycache__
+recursive-exclude * *.py[co]