diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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--- a/MANIFEST.in
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@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 include Makefile
 include requirements.txt
 include requirements-swh.txt
 include version.txt
+include README.md
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+swh-py-template
+===============
+
+Python module template, used as skeleton to create new modules.
+