diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
deleted file mode 100644
index c4f51f7c8b52..000000000000
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-global-exclude *.cpp
-include dpnp/backend/include/*.hpp
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7ee870b0a32e..bb0f943f1d49 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import importlib.machinery as imm
 import os
+import shutil
 
-from skbuild import setup
+import skbuild
 
 import versioneer
 
@@ -34,10 +35,10 @@ def _get_cmdclass():
 Programming Language :: Cython
 Programming Language :: Python
 Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
 Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
 Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
 Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
 Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
 Topic :: Software Development
 Topic :: Scientific/Engineering
@@ -46,7 +47,35 @@ def _get_cmdclass():
 Operating System :: Unix
 """
 
-setup(
+def _patched_copy_file(
+    src_file, dest_file, hide_listing=True, preserve_mode=True
+):
+    """Copy ``src_file`` to ``dest_file`` ensuring parent directory exists.
+
+    By default, message like `creating directory /path/to/package` and
+    `copying directory /src/path/to/package -> path/to/package` are displayed
+    on standard output. Setting ``hide_listing`` to False avoids message from
+    being displayed.
+
+    NB: Patched here to not follows symbolic links
+    """
+    # Create directory if needed
+    dest_dir = os.path.dirname(dest_file)
+    if dest_dir != "" and not os.path.exists(dest_dir):
+        if not hide_listing:
+            print("creating directory {}".format(dest_dir))
+        skbuild.utils.mkdir_p(dest_dir)
+
+    # Copy file
+    if not hide_listing:
+        print("copying {} -> {}".format(src_file, dest_file))
+    shutil.copyfile(src_file, dest_file, follow_symlinks=False)
+    shutil.copymode(src_file, dest_file, follow_symlinks=False)
+
+
+skbuild.setuptools_wrap._copy_file = _patched_copy_file
+
+skbuild.setup(
     name="dpnp",
     version=__version__,
     cmdclass=_get_cmdclass(),
@@ -57,6 +86,7 @@ def _get_cmdclass():
     classifiers=[_f for _f in CLASSIFIERS.split("\n") if _f],
     keywords="sycl numpy python3 intel mkl oneapi gpu dpcpp",
     platforms=["Linux", "Windows"],
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     author="Intel Corporation",
     url="https://github.com/IntelPython/dpnp",
     packages=[
@@ -67,12 +97,20 @@ def _get_cmdclass():
         "dpnp.linalg",
         "dpnp.random",
     ],
+    package_dir={"dpnp": "",
+                 "dpnp.tests": ""},
     package_data={
         "dpnp": [
+            "dpnp/backend/include/*.hpp",
             "libdpnp_backend_c.so",
             "dpnp_backend_c.lib",
             "dpnp_backend_c.dll",
+        ],
+        "dpnp.tests": [
+            ".*"
+            "third_party/cupy/*.py",
+            "third_party/cupy/*/*.py",
         ]
     },
-    include_package_data=True,
+    include_package_data=False,
 )