diff --git a/python/sdist/amici/MANIFEST.template.in b/python/sdist/amici/MANIFEST.template.in
index eb3b1b450f..fd78129853 100644
--- a/python/sdist/amici/MANIFEST.template.in
+++ b/python/sdist/amici/MANIFEST.template.in
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 include *.cpp *.h
+include CMakeLists.txt
+recursive-include swig/ *