diff --git a/python/packaging/connect/setup.py b/python/packaging/connect/setup.py
index 1ded93fe5693..20133dc9eb11 100755
--- a/python/packaging/connect/setup.py
+++ b/python/packaging/connect/setup.py
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@
         author_email="dev@spark.apache.org",
         url="https://github.com/apache/spark/tree/master/python",
         packages=connect_packages + test_packages,
+        include_package_data=True,
         license="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0",
         # Don't forget to update python/docs/source/getting_started/install.rst
         # if you're updating the versions or dependencies.