diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index c5409716b3a..c9c5a72a862 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ include tests/unit/templates/files/*
 recursive-include doc *
 recursive-include scripts *
 include conf/*
+recursive-include pkg *
 recursive-include salt *.jinja