diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index fd50d2dbb..62d5e78b6 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ exclude doc/notes
 recursive-exclude doc *.asciidoc
 include doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc
 prune tests
+exclude pytest.ini
 exclude qutebrowser.rcc
 exclude .coveragerc
 exclude .pylintrc