diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index b6e0299f335..df1f2e3bc86 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 include README.rst
+include COPYING.txt
 include ipython.py
 include setupbase.py
 include setupegg.py