diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index 81cc8d8..42cbb6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ jobs:
         python-version: '3.x'
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools twine numpy
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip build wheel setuptools twine numpy
     - name: Build and publish
       env:
         TWINE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME }}
         TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
       run: |
         python setup.py build_proto_c
-        python -m pip wheel -w dist/ ./
-        python setup.py sdist
-        python -m twine  --repository testpypi upload dist/*
+        python -m build -w 
+        python -m build -s 
+        python -m twine  upload --repository testpypi dist/*
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 33e2d2f..9672084 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 include protocol_buffer.py
 # the source files
-# include proto/*
+include proto/*
 # the files generated
-b# configuration files
+include proto_gen/*
+# configuration files
 include bact_archiver/*.cfg
 # documentation files
 include doc/conf.py
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 892454f..50296ca 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                 "proto/epics_event.pyx",
                 "proto_gen/epics_event.pb.cc",
             ],
-            include_dirs=[".", "proto_gen/", get_include()],
+            include_dirs=[".", "proto/", "proto_gen/", get_include()],
             libraries=[
                 "protobuf",
             ],