diff --git a/rse/features/org.eclipse.rse.core-feature/sourceTemplatePlugin/build.properties b/rse/features/org.eclipse.rse.core-feature/sourceTemplatePlugin/build.properties
index 77988ba653f..baf7978df12 100644
--- a/rse/features/org.eclipse.rse.core-feature/sourceTemplatePlugin/build.properties
+++ b/rse/features/org.eclipse.rse.core-feature/sourceTemplatePlugin/build.properties
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 # Contributors:
 #     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 ###############################################################################
-bin.includes = about.html, about.ini, about.mappings, about.properties, eclipse32.gif, plugin.properties, plugin.xml, src/
+bin.includes = about.html, about.ini, about.mappings, about.properties, eclipse32.gif, plugin.properties, plugin.xml, src/, META-INF/
 sourcePlugin = true
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diff --git a/rse/features/org.eclipse.rse.dstore-feature/sourceTemplatePlugin/build.properties b/rse/features/org.eclipse.rse.dstore-feature/sourceTemplatePlugin/build.properties
index 77988ba653f..baf7978df12 100644
--- a/rse/features/org.eclipse.rse.dstore-feature/sourceTemplatePlugin/build.properties
+++ b/rse/features/org.eclipse.rse.dstore-feature/sourceTemplatePlugin/build.properties
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 # Contributors:
 #     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 ###############################################################################
-bin.includes = about.html, about.ini, about.mappings, about.properties, eclipse32.gif, plugin.properties, plugin.xml, src/
+bin.includes = about.html, about.ini, about.mappings, about.properties, eclipse32.gif, plugin.properties, plugin.xml, src/, META-INF/
 sourcePlugin = true
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diff --git a/rse/features/org.eclipse.rse.ftp-feature/sourceTemplatePlugin/build.properties b/rse/features/org.eclipse.rse.ftp-feature/sourceTemplatePlugin/build.properties
index 77988ba653f..baf7978df12 100644
--- a/rse/features/org.eclipse.rse.ftp-feature/sourceTemplatePlugin/build.properties
+++ b/rse/features/org.eclipse.rse.ftp-feature/sourceTemplatePlugin/build.properties
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 # Contributors:
 #     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 ###############################################################################
-bin.includes = about.html, about.ini, about.mappings, about.properties, eclipse32.gif, plugin.properties, plugin.xml, src/
+bin.includes = about.html, about.ini, about.mappings, about.properties, eclipse32.gif, plugin.properties, plugin.xml, src/, META-INF/
 sourcePlugin = true
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diff --git a/rse/features/org.eclipse.rse.local-feature/sourceTemplatePlugin/build.properties b/rse/features/org.eclipse.rse.local-feature/sourceTemplatePlugin/build.properties
index 77988ba653f..baf7978df12 100644
--- a/rse/features/org.eclipse.rse.local-feature/sourceTemplatePlugin/build.properties
+++ b/rse/features/org.eclipse.rse.local-feature/sourceTemplatePlugin/build.properties
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 # Contributors:
 #     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 ###############################################################################
-bin.includes = about.html, about.ini, about.mappings, about.properties, eclipse32.gif, plugin.properties, plugin.xml, src/
+bin.includes = about.html, about.ini, about.mappings, about.properties, eclipse32.gif, plugin.properties, plugin.xml, src/, META-INF/
 sourcePlugin = true
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