diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..57775223d26e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+include README.md
+include requirements-core.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dfa124e9bb18..7a09f1cbb2ce 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -78,4 +78,5 @@ def get_requirements():
             'datum=datumaro.cli.__main__:main',
         ],
     },
+    include_package_data=True,
 )