diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a259d2f508618..8611ef9323deb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ files = [
     "src/lightning_lite",
     "src/lightning_app",
 ]
+# This section is for folders with "-" as they are not valid python modules
 exclude = [
+    "src/lightning_app/cli/app-template",
     "src/lightning_app/cli/component-template",
-    "src/lightning_app/cli/*-template",
+    "src/lightning_app/cli/pl-app-template",
+    "src/lightning_app/cli/react-ui-template",
 ]
 install_types = "True"
 non_interactive = "True"