diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yaml
index 30ab671..d46df95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,13 @@ jobs:
           python-version: 3.x
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip build twine
+        run: |
+          apt update
+          apt install -y gettext
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip django build twine
+
+      - name: Compile .po files to .mo
+        run: django-admin compilemessages --ignore "**/django/**"
 
       - name: Build package
         env:
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index a53664b..9b0ec0c 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 recursive-include django_admin_actions_args/static *.css *.js
 recursive-include django_admin_actions_args/templates *.html
+
+include django_admin_actions_args/locale/*/LC_MESSAGES/*.mo
+include django_admin_actions_args/locale/*/LC_MESSAGES/*.po