diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 4a9fdc10f8..de1fd7500d 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 include *.rst
+include ez_setup.py
 # include MANIFEST MANIFEST.in *.rst
 
 recursive-include documentation *.rst