diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 051dfb3f6..dc734124b 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+
 include ez_setup.py
 include README.rst
+include LICENSE.txt
+
 graft notebooks
 graft activitysim/examples