diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 # top level files
-include test.ini
-include MANIFEST.in
-include README.rst
-include CHANGES.rst
-include LICENSE.txt
+include *.rst
+include *.txt
 
+# package extras
 include vcsserver/VERSION
 
 # all config files
 recursive-include configs *
 
 # skip any tests files
-recursive-exclude tests *
+recursive-exclude vcsserver/tests *