diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index b4a59c5b..8c30bd33 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 global-exclude *.odt *.odp .cvsignore *.diff
+include ./*.rst
 exclude src/*.h src/*.xml src/*.zip src/*.pdf src/*.zip src/*.txt
 include src/win32deps.py src/toglinstall/get_togl.py src/*.py 
 include tests/*.py tests/*.png