diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 2a947f823f..33dc307624 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ include nova/tests/bundle/1mb.part.1
 include nova/tests/api/ec2/public_key/*
 include nova/tests/db/nova.austin.sqlite
 include nova/tests/image/*.tar.gz
+include nova/tests/policy.json
 include plugins/xenapi/README
 include plugins/xenapi/etc/xapi.d/plugins/objectstore
 include plugins/xenapi/etc/xapi.d/plugins/pluginlib_nova.py