diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 633945f8f..e8238fa2d 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ include *AUTHORS *COPYING
 recursive-include doc *
 recursive-include examples *
 recursive-include kivy/data *.png *.jpg *.svg *.css *.ttf *.kv *.fs *.vs *.json
-recursive-include kivy/tools *.png *.txt *.bat *.sh
+recursive-include kivy/tools *.png *.txt *.bat *.sh *.py
 recursive-include kivy/tests *.py *.png
 recursive-include kivy *.pyd *.pyx *.c *.pxi *.h *.pxd