diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index a9fd2cb..129a474 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ prune *
 exclude *
 recursive-include src/pynxtools_mpes *.py
 include pyproject.toml README.md dev-requirements.txt
-recursive-include src/pynxtools_mpes/nomad/examples
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+graft src/pynxtools_mpes/nomad/examples
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