diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f9c85aab875..8ef8dcb15d7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ static_setup_params = dict(
             'modules/windows/*.ps1',
             'modules/windows/*/*.ps1',
             'galaxy/data/*/*.*',
+            'galaxy/data/*/.*',
             'galaxy/data/*/*/.*',
             'galaxy/data/*/*/*.*',
             'galaxy/data/*/tests/inventory',