diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a45ed54b..0dcd0cdb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': ["merlin=merlin.merlin:merlin"]
     },
-    classifiers=CLASSIFIERS
+    include_package_data=True,
+    classifiers=CLASSIFIERS,
 )