diff --git a/MySQLdb/MANIFEST.in b/MySQLdb/MANIFEST.in
index 9a8a4d5..24165bc 100644
--- a/MySQLdb/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MySQLdb/MANIFEST.in
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ include GPL
 include pymemcompat.h
 include metadata.cfg
 include site.cfg
+include distribute_setup.py
 include setup_common.py
 include setup_posix.py
 include setup_windows.py