diff --git a/sys/Cargo.toml b/sys/Cargo.toml
index 3417775..e3a2a54 100644
--- a/sys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sys/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ license = "Unlicense"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/whisper-rs-sys"
 repository = "https://github.com/tazz4843/whisper-rs"
 links = "whisper"
+exclude = [
+    "whisper.cpp/bindings",
+    "whisper.cpp/examples",
+    "whisper.cpp/extra",
+    "whisper.cpp/models",
+    "whisper.cpp/samples",
+    "whisper.cpp/tests",
+]
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html