diff --git a/checkbox-ng/pyproject.toml b/checkbox-ng/pyproject.toml
index 7be38e3d4d..87b4d4cc4d 100644
--- a/checkbox-ng/pyproject.toml
+++ b/checkbox-ng/pyproject.toml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ noble_prod = [
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
   root=".."
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
-  exclude = ["debian*"]
+  exclude = ["debian*", "build*", "dist*"]
 [project.scripts]
   checkbox-cli = "checkbox_ng.launcher.checkbox_cli:main"
   checkbox-provider-tools = "checkbox_ng.launcher.provider_tools:main"
diff --git a/checkbox-support/pyproject.toml b/checkbox-support/pyproject.toml
index e49740f480..2d4843df07 100644
--- a/checkbox-support/pyproject.toml
+++ b/checkbox-support/pyproject.toml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ noble_prod = [
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
   root=".."
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
-  exclude = ["debian*"]
+  exclude = ["debian*", "build*", "dist*"]
 [project.scripts]
   checkbox-support-run_watcher = "checkbox_support.scripts.run_watcher:main"
   checkbox-support-fwts_test = "checkbox_support.scripts.fwts_test:main"