diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 3cf8fc03..9cfe4e9d 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 recursive-include ipympl/nbextension *.*
 recursive-include ipympl/labextension *.*
 
-recursive-include js *.*
+graft js/src
+include js/package.json
+include js/webpack.config.js
 include LICENSE
 include jupyter-matplotlib.json