diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7aaa277ea..f504ecc2e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ share/python-wheels/
 *.egg-info/
 .installed.cfg
 *.egg
-MANIFEST
 
 # PyInstaller
 #  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
@@ -209,4 +208,4 @@ replicate.yaml
 **/run.sh
 
 # Notebooks
-*.ipynb
\ No newline at end of file
+*.ipynb
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 92ea41cf4..2fe1e872e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 9.5.1 /2025-06-02
+## What's Changed
+* Declare templates in MANIFEST and include package data by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/477
+
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/compare/v9.5.0...v9.5.1
+
 ## 9.5.0 /2025-06-02
 
 ## What's Changed
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..867b5bcef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+recursive-include bittensor_cli/src/bittensor/templates *
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3eb900c75..fa9f81072 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "bittensor-cli"
-version = "9.5.0"
+version = "9.5.1"
 description = "Bittensor CLI"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
@@ -65,4 +65,5 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 
 [tool.setuptools]
-package-dir = {"bittensor_cli" = "bittensor_cli"}
\ No newline at end of file
+package-dir = {"bittensor_cli" = "bittensor_cli"}
+include-package-data = true