diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index e14b66558..ce4140b4d 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include README.md
 recursive-include superset/data *
 recursive-include superset/migrations *
 recursive-include superset/static *