diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f9b71a20..0e902e1e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ def select_constraint(default, nightly=None, git_master=None):
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
     package_data={"": ["*.lib", "*.pyd", "*.so"]},
+    data_files=[("docs_reqs", ["requirements-docs.txt"])],
     zip_safe=False,
     distclass=_BinaryDistribution,
     description=(