diff --git a/tests/MANIFEST.in b/tests/MANIFEST.in
index cda3ed54ef3..3164ec659fa 100644
--- a/tests/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/tests/MANIFEST.in
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-recursive-include kafkatest/services/templates *.properties
+recursive-include kafkatest */templates/*