diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 51a4500..66a9ec1 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ recursive-include dpaste/templates *
 recursive-include dpaste/static *
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-exclude docs/_build *
+exclude dpaste/settings/local.py