diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 648953813..62ce0fa62 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 include tox.ini
 include LICENSE README HACKING.rst
-include version.py
 include tools/*
 include quantumclient/tests/*
 include quantumclient/tests/unit/*