diff --git a/MANIFEST.SKIP b/MANIFEST.SKIP
index a84f2bd..0de9a87 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.SKIP
+++ b/MANIFEST.SKIP
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ CVS/.*
 ~$
 ^sqlite\-
 \.svn
+^\.git
 ^bugs/
 ^MYMETA\.[a-z]+$