diff --git a/backend/MANIFEST.in b/backend/MANIFEST.in
index da7b313..3d04d82 100644
--- a/backend/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/backend/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-include *.txt *.ini *.cfg *.rst *.md
+include *.txt *.ini *.cfg *.rst *.md VERSION
 recursive-include appenlight *.ico *.png *.css *.gif *.jpg *.pt *.txt *.mak *.mako *.js *.html *.xml *.jinja2 *.rst *.otf *.ttf *.svg *.woff *.eot