diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cc033f5ad..f7a244c8b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ zip-safe = false
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 where = ["."]
 include = ["freqtrade*"]
-exclude = ["tests", "tests.*"]
+exclude = ["tests", "tests.*", "user_data", "user_data*"]
 namespaces = true
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]