diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 607df237..b64c63b2 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 include *.md
 include LICENSE
+include package.json
 include setup.cfg
 recursive-include nbgitpuller/static *
 recursive-include nbgitpuller/templates *