diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index edc2ef35..83ddc4aa 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         ['q2-moshpit=q2_moshpit.plugin_setup:plugin']
     },
     package_data={
+        '.': ['.coveragerc',],
         'q2_moshpit': [
             'citations.bib',
             'tests/data/*',