diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 4f6786be..a2ef2eaf 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ include setup*.py
 include MANIFEST.in
 include *.txt
 include Makefile
-recursive-include skimage *.pyx *.pxd *.pxi *.py *.c *.h *.ini *.md5
+recursive-include skimage *.pyx *.pxd *.pxi *.py *.c *.h *.ini *.md5 *.rst *.txt
 recursive-include skimage/data *
 
 include doc/Makefile