diff --git a/MANIFEST.SKIP b/MANIFEST.SKIP
index f0190cf..6fa2f49 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.SKIP
+++ b/MANIFEST.SKIP
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 \B\.gitignore\b
 \b_darcs\b
 \B\.cvsignore$
+^\.mrdownload$
 
 # Avoid VMS specific MakeMaker generated files
 \bDescrip.MMS$