diff --git a/pytec/MANIFEST.in b/pytec/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1108827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pytec/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+graft examples
+include gui/resources/artiq.ico
+include gui/view/param_tree.json
+include gui/view/tec_qt.ui
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pytec/pyproject.toml b/pytec/pyproject.toml
index 5faabf5..eff699b 100644
--- a/pytec/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pytec/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,5 +15,4 @@ tec_qt = "tec_qt:main"
 
 [tool.setuptools]
 packages.find = {} # Use setuptools custom discovery, package directory structure isn't standard
-package-data = {"*" = ["*.ico", "*.ui", "*.json"]}
 py-modules = ["autotune", "plot", "tec_qt"]
diff --git a/pytec/setup.py b/pytec/setup.py
index 9cb56e3..7e3828f 100644
--- a/pytec/setup.py
+++ b/pytec/setup.py
@@ -15,5 +15,4 @@ setup(
         ]
     },
     py_modules=['autotune', 'plot', 'tec_qt'],
-    package_data={"*": ["*.ico", "*.ui", "*.json"]},
 )