diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 0337387a..00746c64 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ recursive-include lz4 *.h *.c
 recursive-include lzf *.h *.c
 include setup.cfg.example
 include LICENSE
+include README.rst
 include requirements.txt
 exclude setup.cfg