diff --git a/cgat/version.py b/cgat/version.py
index a5f830a2..4910b9ec 100644
--- a/cgat/version.py
+++ b/cgat/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.7.1"
+__version__ = "0.7.3"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index adb4ccd7..1cc415ea 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def is_exe(fpath):
 elif major == 3:
     pass
 
-cgat_packages = find_packages()
+cgat_packages = find_packages(exclude=['tests'])
 cgat_package_dirs = {'cgat': 'cgat'}
 
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