diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 9c4e3cf..8bf54ef 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # description
 include README.rst
 
-# version
-include wc_lang/VERSION
-
 # license
 include LICENSE