diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 4a18c536a..9fc16c553 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@ include setup.py
 
 include .coveragerc
 
+include plugin-test.sh
+include requirements-docs.txt
+include runtox.py
+
 recursive-include bench *.py
 recursive-include extra *.py
 
-
 graft testing
 graft doc
 
@@ -29,6 +32,3 @@ exclude appveyor
 
 exclude ISSUES.txt
 exclude HOWTORELEASE.rst
-exclude plugin-test.sh
-exclude requirements-docs.txt
-exclude runtox.py