diff --git a/templates/bootstrap/pyproject.toml.j2 b/templates/bootstrap/pyproject.toml.j2
index 28526468..2e705a2b 100644
--- a/templates/bootstrap/pyproject.toml.j2
+++ b/templates/bootstrap/pyproject.toml.j2
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ exclude = '''
 [tool.check-manifest]
 ignore = [
     ".git-blame-ignore-revs",
+    "AGENTS.md",
     "CHANGES/**",
+    "CLAUDE.md",
     "dev_requirements.txt",
     "doc_requirements.txt",
     "lint_requirements.txt",