diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b5734cbb2..6ce9ba0db 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ syntax: regexp
 ^config\.*
 ^config\/
 ^scripts\/gajim.*
+
+!MANIFEST.in
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23bb08eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+include COPYING
+recursive-include po *.po
+recursive-include data *.1 *.in