diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d6a135d..8c2c5f4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -166,3 +166,5 @@ test/tmp/*
 
 #jython
 *.class
+
+MANIFEST
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..344e2f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+graft README.md
+graft Changelog