diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 5164483..c291dcb 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 include README.md
 include pyproject.toml
-global-include *.gitignore
-global-include *.json
+grecursive-include gitignore_generator/templates *.json *.gitignore