diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index fd62e29..78d9904
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ setup(
     author='Kenneth Reitz',
     author_email='me@kennethreitz.com',
     url='https://github.com/kennethreitz/clint',
+    data_files=[
+        'README.rst',
+        'HISTORY.rst',
+    ],
     packages= [
         'clint',
         'clint.textui',