diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index c21d52b9a..3dac128ea 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ exclude appveyor.yml
 recursive-include pip/_vendor *.pem
 recursive-include docs Makefile *.rst *.py *.bat
 
+prune .github
 prune .travis
 prune docs/_build
 prune contrib