diff --git a/certbot-dns-cloudflare/MANIFEST.in b/certbot-dns-cloudflare/MANIFEST.in
index f1628be56..5a661cef6 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-cloudflare/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/certbot-dns-cloudflare/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ include LICENSE.txt
 include README.rst
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include tests *
+global-exclude __pycache__
+global-exclude *.py[cod]
diff --git a/certbot-dns-cloudxns/MANIFEST.in b/certbot-dns-cloudxns/MANIFEST.in
index f1628be56..5a661cef6 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-cloudxns/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/certbot-dns-cloudxns/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ include LICENSE.txt
 include README.rst
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include tests *
+global-exclude __pycache__
+global-exclude *.py[cod]
diff --git a/certbot-dns-digitalocean/MANIFEST.in b/certbot-dns-digitalocean/MANIFEST.in
index f1628be56..5a661cef6 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-digitalocean/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/certbot-dns-digitalocean/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ include LICENSE.txt
 include README.rst
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include tests *
+global-exclude __pycache__
+global-exclude *.py[cod]
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/MANIFEST.in b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/MANIFEST.in
index f1628be56..5a661cef6 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ include LICENSE.txt
 include README.rst
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include tests *
+global-exclude __pycache__
+global-exclude *.py[cod]
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/MANIFEST.in b/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/MANIFEST.in
index f1628be56..5a661cef6 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ include LICENSE.txt
 include README.rst
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include tests *
+global-exclude __pycache__
+global-exclude *.py[cod]
diff --git a/certbot-dns-gehirn/MANIFEST.in b/certbot-dns-gehirn/MANIFEST.in
index f1628be56..5a661cef6 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-gehirn/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/certbot-dns-gehirn/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ include LICENSE.txt
 include README.rst
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include tests *
+global-exclude __pycache__
+global-exclude *.py[cod]
diff --git a/certbot-dns-google/MANIFEST.in b/certbot-dns-google/MANIFEST.in
index 335aee78c..a7301ee7f 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-google/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/certbot-dns-google/MANIFEST.in
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ include README.rst
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include certbot_dns_google/testdata *
 recursive-include tests *
+global-exclude __pycache__
+global-exclude *.py[cod]
diff --git a/certbot-dns-linode/MANIFEST.in b/certbot-dns-linode/MANIFEST.in
index f1628be56..5a661cef6 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-linode/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/certbot-dns-linode/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ include LICENSE.txt
 include README.rst
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include tests *
+global-exclude __pycache__
+global-exclude *.py[cod]
diff --git a/certbot-dns-luadns/MANIFEST.in b/certbot-dns-luadns/MANIFEST.in
index f1628be56..5a661cef6 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-luadns/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/certbot-dns-luadns/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ include LICENSE.txt
 include README.rst
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include tests *
+global-exclude __pycache__
+global-exclude *.py[cod]
diff --git a/certbot-dns-nsone/MANIFEST.in b/certbot-dns-nsone/MANIFEST.in
index f1628be56..5a661cef6 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-nsone/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/certbot-dns-nsone/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ include LICENSE.txt
 include README.rst
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include tests *
+global-exclude __pycache__
+global-exclude *.py[cod]
diff --git a/certbot-dns-ovh/MANIFEST.in b/certbot-dns-ovh/MANIFEST.in
index f1628be56..5a661cef6 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-ovh/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/certbot-dns-ovh/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ include LICENSE.txt
 include README.rst
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include tests *
+global-exclude __pycache__
+global-exclude *.py[cod]
diff --git a/certbot-dns-rfc2136/MANIFEST.in b/certbot-dns-rfc2136/MANIFEST.in
index f1628be56..5a661cef6 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-rfc2136/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/certbot-dns-rfc2136/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ include LICENSE.txt
 include README.rst
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include tests *
+global-exclude __pycache__
+global-exclude *.py[cod]
diff --git a/certbot-dns-route53/MANIFEST.in b/certbot-dns-route53/MANIFEST.in
index d9cd0870d..fc62028b0 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-route53/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/certbot-dns-route53/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ include LICENSE.txt
 include README
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include tests *
+global-exclude __pycache__
+global-exclude *.py[cod]
diff --git a/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/MANIFEST.in b/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/MANIFEST.in
index f1628be56..5a661cef6 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ include LICENSE.txt
 include README.rst
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include tests *
+global-exclude __pycache__
+global-exclude *.py[cod]