diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3bb0763..e568d15 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ venv/
 __pycache__/
 build/
 nut.egg-info/
+dist/
 *.zip
+.env
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index d996ce5..ce9ffce 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+include setup.py
+include README.md
+
 recursive-include nut/templates *
-global-exclude __pycache__ *
-global-exclude *.py[cod]
\ No newline at end of file
+
+global-exclude __pycache__/
+global-exclude *.py[cod]
+
+prune build
+prune dist
+prune *.egg-info
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..622f774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# the most **stoopid** compiler in the world
+
+## a nut
+
+### a nut
+
+#### a nut