diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5465138..f1f8319 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.1.19] - 2024-11-01
+
+- remove `tests` folder from distributions
+
 ## [0.1.18] - 2024-10-28
 
 - added `submit_function` that is called on a new submission
 - added `highlighColor` for option styling that highlights matching text
-- removed python `3.8` from ci
+- updates to ci and playwright tests
 
 ## [0.1.17] - 2024-09-15
 
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 5dd2aa4..ef437b0 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 recursive-include streamlit_searchbox/frontend/build *
+recursive-exclude tests *
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d522bb9..b9948ab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -257,3 +257,4 @@ We welcome contributions from everyone. Here are a few ways you can help:
 - [@salmanrazzaq-94](https://github.com/salmanrazzaq-94) `st.fragment` support
 - [@hoggatt](https://github.com/hoggatt) `reset_function`
 - [@bram49](https://github.com/bram49) `submit_function`
+- [@ytausch](https://github.com/ytausch) remove `tests` folder from distributions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7480aee..2368542 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="streamlit-searchbox",
-    version="0.1.18",
+    version="0.1.19",
     author="m-wrzr",
     description="Autocomplete Searchbox",
     long_description="Streamlit searchbox that dynamically updates "
     + "and provides a list of suggestions based on a provided function",
     long_description_content_type="text/plain",
     url="https://github.com/m-wrzr/streamlit-searchbox",
-    packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
+    packages=setuptools.find_packages(exclude=("tests",)),
     include_package_data=True,
     classifiers=[],
     python_requires=">=3.9, !=3.9.7",
diff --git a/streamlit_searchbox/frontend/package-lock.json b/streamlit_searchbox/frontend/package-lock.json
index 051855f..4c88ba0 100644
--- a/streamlit_searchbox/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/streamlit_searchbox/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "streamlit_searchbox",
-  "version": "0.1.18",
+  "version": "0.1.19",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "streamlit_searchbox",
-      "version": "0.1.18",
+      "version": "0.1.19",
       "dependencies": {
         "react": "^16.13.1",
         "react-dom": "^16.13.1",
diff --git a/streamlit_searchbox/frontend/package.json b/streamlit_searchbox/frontend/package.json
index f9e2a5e..467edc6 100644
--- a/streamlit_searchbox/frontend/package.json
+++ b/streamlit_searchbox/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "streamlit_searchbox",
-  "version": "0.1.18",
+  "version": "0.1.19",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "react": "^16.13.1",