diff --git a/src/lightning/__setup__.py b/src/lightning/__setup__.py
index 22c3fd2b847cd..83f060b9b2e23 100644
--- a/src/lightning/__setup__.py
+++ b/src/lightning/__setup__.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def _adjust_manifest(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
         lines += [
             "recursive-include src *.md" + os.linesep,
             "recursive-include requirements *.txt" + os.linesep,
+            "recursive-include src/lightning_app/cli/*-template *" + os.linesep,  # Add templates
         ]
     with open(manifest_path, "w") as fp:
         fp.writelines(lines)
diff --git a/src/lightning_app/__setup__.py b/src/lightning_app/__setup__.py
index 0e892fa047ab7..9fe01a0ebe0e5 100644
--- a/src/lightning_app/__setup__.py
+++ b/src/lightning_app/__setup__.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ def _adjust_manifest(**__: Any) -> None:
         "recursive-exclude requirements *.txt" + os.linesep,
         "recursive-include src/lightning_app *.md" + os.linesep,
         "recursive-include requirements/app *.txt" + os.linesep,
+        "recursive-include src/lightning_app/cli/*-template *" + os.linesep,  # Add templates
     ]
 
     # TODO: remove this once lightning-ui package is ready as a dependency