diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 81be9ddc6e2..4c49692b5b0 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ prune ticket_stubs
 prune hacking
 include README.md COPYING
 include requirements.txt
+include .coveragerc
 include examples/hosts
 include examples/ansible.cfg
 include lib/ansible/module_utils/powershell.ps1