diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 27659be53..bafe48fcd 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-include README LICENCE RELEASE-NOTES
+include README LICENCE RELEASE-NOTES AUTHORS
 include electrum.conf.sample
+include electrum.desktop
 include *.py
 include electrum
 recursive-include lib *.py