diff --git a/bindings/python/MANIFEST.in b/bindings/python/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4bb7b618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/python/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+include README.md
+include CHANGELOG.md
+include CONTRIBUTING.md
+include LICENSE
+include THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
+include *.sh
+include pyproject.toml
+include tox.ini
+
+exclude RELEASE.md
+exclude asv.conf.json
+
+graft pymongoarrow
+
+recursive-include test *
+recursive-exclude docs *
+recursive-exclude benchmarks *
+
+global-exclude *.cpp
+global-exclude *.dylib
+global-exclude *.so.*
+global-exclude *.so
+global-exclude *.dll
+global-exclude *.pyd
+global-exclude *.pyc
+global-exclude .git*
+global-exclude .DS_Store
diff --git a/bindings/python/test/test_polars.py b/bindings/python/test/test_polars.py
index 7ca8dc7f..10a84f62 100644
--- a/bindings/python/test/test_polars.py
+++ b/bindings/python/test/test_polars.py
@@ -255,17 +255,17 @@ def test_exceptions_for_unsupported_polar_types(self):
         Tracks future changes in any packages.
         """
 
-        # Series:  PyMongoError does not support
+        # Series: PyMongoError does not support.
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as exc:
             pls = pl.Series(values=range(2))
             write(self.coll, pls)
         self.assertTrue("Invalid tabular data object" in exc.exception.args[0])
 
-        # Polars has an Object Type, similar in concept to Pandas
+        # Polars has an Object Type, similar in concept to Pandas. PyMongoError does not support them.
         class MyObject:
             pass
 
-        with self.assertRaises(pl.exceptions.PanicException) as exc:
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as exc:
             df_in = pl.DataFrame(data=[MyObject()] * 2)
             write(self.coll, df_in)