diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index d108ddbbe..7caf98b06 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ graft electrum
 prune electrum/tests
 
 global-exclude __pycache__
-global-exclude *.py[co]
+global-exclude *.py[co~]
+global-exclude *.py.orig
+global-exclude *.py.rej