diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 0fb4700..512ce4d 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ global-exclude *.pyc *.o
 # and should not be included in built tarballs
 prune weird_salads/_dev
 prune streamlit_app
+prune database
 prune docker