diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d78f2950..50a0f7cd 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ classifier =
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
     Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
 
-[files]
-packages =
-    novaclient
+[options]
+packages=find:
+
+[options.packages.find]
+exclude =
+    releasenotes
+    releasenotes.*
 
 [entry_points]
 console_scripts =