diff --git a/utils/lit/MANIFEST.in b/utils/lit/MANIFEST.in
index 6491a02dd13..7a732b384d6 100644
--- a/utils/lit/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/utils/lit/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 include TODO lit.py
 recursive-include tests *
+recursive-include examples *
 global-exclude *pyc
 global-exclude *~
 prune tests/Output
 prune tests/*/Output
 prune tests/*/*/Output
+prune tests/*/*/*/Output
diff --git a/utils/lit/README.txt b/utils/lit/README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8cf48404759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/lit/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+===============================
+ lit - A Software Testing Tool
+===============================
+
+lit is a portable tool for executing LLVM and Clang style test suites,
+summarizing their results, and providing indication of failures. lit is designed
+to be a lightweight testing tool with as simple a user interface as possible.
+
diff --git a/utils/lit/utils/check-sdist b/utils/lit/utils/check-sdist
index 6186446aba1..743a971fbeb 100755
--- a/utils/lit/utils/check-sdist
+++ b/utils/lit/utils/check-sdist
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ find . | \
     grep -v '^\./dist' | \
     grep -v '^\./utils' | \
     grep -v '^\./venv' | \
+    grep -v '^\./notes.txt' | \
     grep -v '^\./lit.egg-info' | \
     grep -v '^\./lit/ExampleTests' | \
     grep -v '/Output' | \