diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index bd2456a..8ad4174 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ package_dir =
 packages = find:
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src
-
+exclude = test*
diff --git a/src/imppkg/test_exclude_me_from_dist.py b/src/imppkg/test_exclude_me_from_dist.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29