diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index 3c7452c..e627200 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
     "tox",
     "nox"
   ],
+  "citation_file": [
+    false,
+    true
+  ],
   "__runner": "{% if cookiecutter['runner'] == 'tox' %}tox -e{% else %}nox -s{% endif %}",
   "__runner_uv": "{% if cookiecutter['runner'] == 'tox' %}--with tox-uv tox -e{% else %}nox -s{% endif %}",
   "__runner_pip": "{% if cookiecutter['runner'] == 'tox' %}tox tox-uv{% else %}nox[uv]{% endif %}",
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/MANIFEST.in b/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/MANIFEST.in
index ba13bbc..7f4138f 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/MANIFEST.in
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ prune docs
 global-exclude *.py[cod] __pycache__ *.so *.dylib .DS_Store *.gpickle .idea/**
 
 include README.md LICENSE
-exclude tox.ini .readthedocs.yml .cruft.json CITATION.cff docker-compose.yml Dockerfile noxfile.py
+exclude .readthedocs.yml .cruft.json docker-compose.yml Dockerfile
+exclude {% if cookiecutter['runner'] == 'tox' %}tox.ini{% else %}noxfile.py{% endif %}
+{%- if cookiecutter.citation_file|lower == "true" %}exclude CITATION.cff{% endif %}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/pyproject.toml b/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/pyproject.toml
index ca1db0c..0e664b8 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -238,7 +238,9 @@ filename = "src/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/version.py"
 search = "VERSION = \"{current_version}\""
 replace = "VERSION = \"{new_version}\""
 
+{% if cookiecutter.citation_file|lower == "true" %}
 [[tool.bumpversion.files]]
 filename = "CITATION.cff"
 search = "version: {current_version}"
 replace = "version: {new_version}"
+{% endif %}