diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 4765bd548dd..98592d83a21 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-include README.md packaging/rpm/ansible.spec
+include README.md packaging/rpm/ansible.spec COPYING
 include examples/hosts
 include packaging/distutils/setup.py
 recursive-include docs *