diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index f9845875..0114904a 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ include *.txt
 include *.rst
 include *.py
 
+include tailbone/static/robots.txt
 recursive-include tailbone/static *.js
 recursive-include tailbone/static *.css
 recursive-include tailbone/static *.png