diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 723f48c866..31b12a1811 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 boto.egg-info
 build/
 dist/
+MANIFEST
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37f630a4ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+recursive-include tests *