diff --git a/.github/workflows/packaging.yml b/.github/workflows/packaging.yml
index 7143068394..903d8b5966 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/packaging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/packaging.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Taipy without dependencies
         run: |
-          cat tools/packages/taipy*/MANIFEST.in > MANIFEST.in
           pip install .
           rm -rf taipy
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 69eb988be7..84d845a604 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 
 import json
+import platform
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -23,12 +24,22 @@
 
 readme = (root_folder / "README.md").read_text("UTF-8")
 
+# get current version
 with open(root_folder / "taipy" / "version.json") as version_file:
     version = json.load(version_file)
     version_string = f'{version.get("major", 0)}.{version.get("minor", 0)}.{version.get("patch", 0)}'
     if vext := version.get("ext"):
         version_string = f"{version_string}.{vext}"
 
+# build MANIFEST.in from tools/packages/taipy*/MANIFEST.in
+with open(root_folder / "MANIFEST.in", "w") as man:
+    for pman in [
+        dir / "MANIFEST.in"
+        for dir in (root_folder / "tools" / "packages").iterdir()
+        if dir.is_dir() and dir.stem.startswith("taipy")
+    ]:
+        man.write(pman.read_text("UTF-8"))
+
 
 def get_requirements():
     # get requirements from the different setups in tools/packages (removing taipy packages)
@@ -55,7 +66,12 @@ def get_requirements():
 
 class NPMInstall(build_py):
     def run(self):
-        subprocess.run(["python", "bundle_build.py"], cwd=root_folder / "tools" / "frontend", check=True, shell=True)
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["python", "bundle_build.py"],
+            cwd=root_folder / "tools" / "frontend",
+            check=True,
+            shell=platform.system() == "Windows",
+        )
         build_py.run(self)