diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index f6a1e706faec4be4a63de6a36de1d125afe5a7d1..3f901fc2ac979bc83fa5f3b1a6242886352c9e6f 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 include image_creator/help/*.rst
+include README.rst
+include COPYRIGHT