diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index b7536dc52e..2ab362315b 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -1539,6 +1539,7 @@
 ./tools/testfiles/test_fletcher32.h5
 ./tools/testfiles/test_shuffle.h5
 ./tools/testfiles/test_szip.h5
+./tools/testfiles/test_nbit.h5
 ./tools/testfiles/h5repack_info.txt
 
 # jam utility and tests