diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cfa76572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+recursive-include kaizen *.jinja2
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 12c47aa2..81372d2d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ where = ["."]
 exclude = ["explorations*"]
 include = ["kaizen*"]
 
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+kaizen = ["**/*.jinja2"]
+
 [tool.uv]
 package = true