diff --git a/bin/gen-sitemap.sh b/bin/gen-sitemap.sh
index c4f439908..9428f43a8 100755
--- a/bin/gen-sitemap.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-sitemap.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.3.15 2025-01-09"
+export VERSION="1.3.16 2025-01-09"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -833,14 +833,25 @@ fi
 
 # remove all files that begin with .
 #
-sed -i -e '/\/\./d' "$TMP_MANIFEST_LIST"
+sed -i -e '/\/\./d' -e '/^\./d' "$TMP_MANIFEST_LIST"
 status="$?"
 if [[ $status -ne 0 ]]; then
-    echo "$0: ERROR: sed -i -e '/\/\./d' $TMP_MANIFEST_LIST failed, error: $status" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: ERROR: sed -i -e '/\/\./d' -e '/^\./d' $TMP_MANIFEST_LIST failed, error: $status" 1>&2
     exit 1
 fi
 
 
+# remove all files from under inc/ except for inc/index.html
+#
+sed -i -e '/^inc\//d' "$TMP_MANIFEST_LIST"
+status="$?"
+if [[ $status -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "$0: ERROR: sed -i -e '/^inc\//d' $TMP_MANIFEST_LIST failed, error: $status" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo 'inc/index.html' >> "$TMP_MANIFEST_LIST"
+
+
 # sort the manifest list
 #
 LC_ALL=C sort -d "$TMP_MANIFEST_LIST" -o "$TMP_MANIFEST_LIST"
diff --git a/sitemap.xml b/sitemap.xml
index df4d0d6e8..55f44f907 100644
--- a/sitemap.xml
+++ b/sitemap.xml
@@ -15246,7 +15246,7 @@
 </url>
 <url>
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/bin/gen-sitemap.sh</loc>
-    <lastmod>2025-01-10T04:46:42+00:00</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2025-01-10T05:12:36+00:00</lastmod>
 </url>
 <url>
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/bin/gen-status.sh</loc>
@@ -15420,142 +15420,10 @@
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/faq.md</loc>
     <lastmod>2025-01-02T02:12:25+00:00</lastmod>
 </url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/.gitignore</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-31T08:49:44+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/after-content.default.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/before-content.default.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/body.default.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/bottom.default.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/footer.default.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/footer.inventory.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/guidelines.closed.hdr</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/guidelines.judging.hdr</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/guidelines.open.hdr</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/guidelines.pending.hdr</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-31T20:10:53+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/guidelines.year.hdr</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/head.default.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/header.default.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/header.no-header-2.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/header.with-header-3.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
 <url>
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/index.html</loc>
     <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
 </url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/navbar.default.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/navbar.empty.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/navbar.first.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/navbar.last.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/navbar.mid.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/navbar.up2index.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/navbar.year.first.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/navbar.year.last.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/navbar.year.mid.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/README.md</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/rules.closed.hdr</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/rules.judging.hdr</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/rules.open.hdr</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T10:12:01+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/rules.pending.hdr</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-31T20:10:53+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/rules.year.hdr</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/topbar.default.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/inc/top.default.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
 <url>
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/index.html</loc>
     <lastmod>2024-12-30T21:46:38+00:00</lastmod>
@@ -15620,10 +15488,6 @@
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/thanks-for-help.md</loc>
     <lastmod>2024-12-30T21:53:04+00:00</lastmod>
 </url>
-<url>
-    <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/.top</loc>
-    <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:29+00:00</lastmod>
-</url>
 <url>
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/var.mk</loc>
     <lastmod>2024-12-29T09:57:30+00:00</lastmod>