diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index aa7d55a1..74b27898 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-include README.md LICENSE AUTHORS requirements.txt
-include httpbin/templates/*
\ No newline at end of file
+include README.rst LICENSE AUTHORS requirements.txt
+recursive-include httpbin/templates *