diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index e38b1f56..09049630 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ include tox.ini
 graft docs
 graft tests
 
+prune changelog.d
 prune */__pycache__
diff --git a/changelog.d/1142.doc.rst b/changelog.d/1142.doc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfa4728a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/1142.doc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+use towncrier