diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb37a272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include *.rst
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 74edb5a1..bb8b1aa5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ setup(
     long_description=open('README.rst').read(),
     packages = ['pelican'],
     package_data = {'pelican': ['themes/templates/*']},
-    install_requires = requires, 
+    requires = requires, 
     scripts = ['bin/pelican'],
     classifiers = ['Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
                    'Environment :: Console',