diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3d6371a60b7d..9bc85b48ab6b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ include = [
     "bin/*",
     "CHANGELOG.rst",
     "tests/**/*",
+    "requirements/**/*.txt",
+    "configure",
+    "Makefile.in",
+    "exe/**/*",
 ]
 # end of cli sdist tool section
 
diff --git a/tests/backends/test_pep517.py b/tests/backends/test_pep517.py
index 465b97d1f75e..9488180be389 100644
--- a/tests/backends/test_pep517.py
+++ b/tests/backends/test_pep517.py
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ def test_build_sdist(tmpdir, config_settings):
         "tests", "backends", "build_system", "unit", "__init__.py").check()
     assert unpacked_sdist.join("tests", "__init__.py").check()
 
+    # Make sure sdist will be buildable
+    assert unpacked_sdist.join("configure").check()
+    assert unpacked_sdist.join("Makefile.in").check()
+    assert unpacked_sdist.join("requirements", "bootstrap.txt").check()
+    assert unpacked_sdist.join(
+        "requirements", "download-deps", "bootstrap.txt").check()
+
+    # Make sure exe build files are added to the sdist
+    assert unpacked_sdist.join("exe", "pyinstaller", "aws.spec")
+    assert unpacked_sdist.join("exe", "asssets", "install")
+    assert unpacked_sdist.join("exe", "tests", "README.md")
+
     # We do not build the ac.index in building the sdist. So we want to make
     # sure it is not being included.
     assert not unpacked_sdist.join("awscli", "data", "ac.index").check()
@@ -252,6 +264,10 @@ def test_read_sdist_extras():
         "bin/*",
         "CHANGELOG.rst",
         "tests/**/*",
+        "requirements/**/*.txt",
+        "configure",
+        "Makefile.in",
+        "exe/**/*",
     }
     extras = set(backends.pep517.read_sdist_extras())