diff --git a/packages/app/MANIFEST.in b/packages/app/MANIFEST.in
index c74cefe0942..8393a3b8e2a 100644
--- a/packages/app/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/app/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
diff --git a/packages/auth/MANIFEST.in b/packages/auth/MANIFEST.in
index c74cefe0942..8393a3b8e2a 100644
--- a/packages/auth/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/auth/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
diff --git a/packages/containers/MANIFEST.in b/packages/containers/MANIFEST.in
index c74cefe0942..8393a3b8e2a 100644
--- a/packages/containers/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/containers/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
diff --git a/packages/data/MANIFEST.in b/packages/data/MANIFEST.in
index 2ef21241a5b..470b799dfc1 100644
--- a/packages/data/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/data/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
 include galaxy/datatypes/test/*
 
diff --git a/packages/job_execution/MANIFEST.in b/packages/job_execution/MANIFEST.in
index 2bf148a5764..01f459454a0 100644
--- a/packages/job_execution/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/job_execution/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
 
diff --git a/packages/job_metrics/MANIFEST.in b/packages/job_metrics/MANIFEST.in
index c74cefe0942..8393a3b8e2a 100644
--- a/packages/job_metrics/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/job_metrics/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
diff --git a/packages/meta/MANIFEST.in b/packages/meta/MANIFEST.in
index 6072b22831e..46fc6ea51f8 100644
--- a/packages/meta/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/meta/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
 recursive-include lib/galaxy/web/framework/templates *.mako
 recursive-include lib/galaxy/web/framework/static *
 recursive-include lib/galaxy/tools/bundled *
diff --git a/packages/objectstore/MANIFEST.in b/packages/objectstore/MANIFEST.in
index 2bf148a5764..01f459454a0 100644
--- a/packages/objectstore/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/objectstore/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
 
diff --git a/packages/selenium/MANIFEST.in b/packages/selenium/MANIFEST.in
index 99afa949c6c..122439171cf 100644
--- a/packages/selenium/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/selenium/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
 include galaxy/selenium/*yml
diff --git a/packages/test_api/MANIFEST.in b/packages/test_api/MANIFEST.in
index c74cefe0942..8393a3b8e2a 100644
--- a/packages/test_api/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/test_api/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
diff --git a/packages/test_base/MANIFEST.in b/packages/test_base/MANIFEST.in
index c74cefe0942..8393a3b8e2a 100644
--- a/packages/test_base/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/test_base/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
diff --git a/packages/test_driver/MANIFEST.in b/packages/test_driver/MANIFEST.in
index c74cefe0942..8393a3b8e2a 100644
--- a/packages/test_driver/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/test_driver/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
diff --git a/packages/test_selenium/MANIFEST.in b/packages/test_selenium/MANIFEST.in
index c74cefe0942..8393a3b8e2a 100644
--- a/packages/test_selenium/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/test_selenium/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
diff --git a/packages/tool_util/MANIFEST.in b/packages/tool_util/MANIFEST.in
index baf7e4b1ce2..4f26de76902 100644
--- a/packages/tool_util/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/tool_util/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
 include galaxy/tool_util/deps/mulled/invfile.lua
 include galaxy/tool_util/deps/resolvers/default_conda_mapping.yml
 include galaxy/tool_util/xsd/*
diff --git a/packages/util/MANIFEST.in b/packages/util/MANIFEST.in
index 6332084c38c..16ffdf1d9e9 100644
--- a/packages/util/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/util/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
 include galaxy/util/docutils_template.txt
 include galaxy/util/rules_dsl_spec.yml
 include galaxy/exceptions/error_codes.json
diff --git a/packages/web_framework/MANIFEST.in b/packages/web_framework/MANIFEST.in
index c74cefe0942..8393a3b8e2a 100644
--- a/packages/web_framework/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/web_framework/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
diff --git a/packages/web_stack/MANIFEST.in b/packages/web_stack/MANIFEST.in
index c74cefe0942..8393a3b8e2a 100644
--- a/packages/web_stack/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/web_stack/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
diff --git a/packages/webapps/MANIFEST.in b/packages/webapps/MANIFEST.in
index c74cefe0942..8393a3b8e2a 100644
--- a/packages/webapps/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/webapps/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include *.rst LICENSE
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE