diff --git a/paimon-python/MANIFEST.in b/paimon-python/MANIFEST.in
index 4d3df3ade9fc..30776ec52c73 100644
--- a/paimon-python/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/paimon-python/MANIFEST.in
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ include LICENSE
 include NOTICE
 include dev/requirements.txt
 include README.md
-recursive-include pypaimon *.py
\ No newline at end of file
+recursive-include pypaimon *.py
+recursive-exclude pypaimon/tests *
diff --git a/paimon-python/setup.py b/paimon-python/setup.py
index 1f464b1988b8..aaba800fecb5 100644
--- a/paimon-python/setup.py
+++ b/paimon-python/setup.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def _build_dev_package():
 
 atexit.register(_build_dev_package)
 
-PACKAGES = find_packages(include=["pypaimon*"])
+PACKAGES = find_packages(include=["pypaimon*"], exclude=["pypaimon.tests*"])
 
 
 def read_requirements():