diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index cdea2df2a6..0fe80762b3 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 include LICENSE
 include README.md
+include requirements.txt
 include esphome/dashboard/templates/*.html
 recursive-include esphome/dashboard/static *.ico *.js *.css *.woff* LICENSE
 recursive-include esphome *.cpp *.h *.tcc