diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9bd1455b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include requirements.txt
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fe7346b510..efd0cadc55 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
+with open('requirements.txt') as f:
+    requirements = f.read().splitlines()
 
 def read(fname):
     fpath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname)
@@ -39,7 +41,8 @@ def read(fname):
     keywords=['socorro', 'breakpad', 'crash', 'reporting', 'minidump',
               'stacktrace'],
     packages=find_packages(),
-    install_requires=[], # use peep -r requirements.txt instead
+    include_package_data=True,
+    install_requires=requirements,
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [
                 'socorro = socorro.app.socorro_app:SocorroWelcomeApp.run'