diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index e426627e8d0..1626261fb6f 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ recursive-include esphome *.cpp *.h *.tcc *.c
 recursive-include esphome *.py.script
 recursive-include esphome *.jinja
 recursive-include esphome LICENSE.txt
+recursive-include esphome requirements.txt