diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0c7e0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#License
+include LICENSE.txt
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7a37dc5..a2ea5c9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
         "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
         "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
     ],
-    data_files = [("", ["LICENSE.txt"])],
     long_description = """\
 systemd Service Notification