diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85d1cac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+include README.md
+include MANIFEST.in
+include setup.cfg
+include setup.py
+recursive-include airflow_prometheus_exporter/ *
+
+recursive-exclude * __pycache__
+recursive-exclude * *.py[co]
+recursive-exclude * .*.sw[a-z]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb7122b..e364f3c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ value of configurable parameter in xcom table
 
 xcom fields is deserialized as a dictionary and if key is found for a paticular task-id, the value is reported as a guage
 
-add task / key combinations in config.yaml:
-```
+Add task / key combinations in config.yaml:
+
+```bash
 xcom_params:
   -
     task_id: abc
diff --git a/config.yaml b/airflow_prometheus_exporter/config.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from config.yaml
rename to airflow_prometheus_exporter/config.yaml
diff --git a/airflow_prometheus_exporter/prometheus_exporter.py b/airflow_prometheus_exporter/prometheus_exporter.py
index aab58fc..5f0b479 100644
--- a/airflow_prometheus_exporter/prometheus_exporter.py
+++ b/airflow_prometheus_exporter/prometheus_exporter.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Prometheus exporter for Airflow."""
-
+import json
+import pickle
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 from airflow.configuration import conf
@@ -8,15 +9,13 @@
 from airflow.settings import Session
 from airflow.utils.state import State
 from airflow.utils.log.logging_mixin import LoggingMixin
-from airflow_prometheus_exporter.xcom_config import xcom_config
 from flask import Response
 from flask_admin import BaseView, expose
-import json
-import pickle
 from prometheus_client import generate_latest, REGISTRY
 from prometheus_client.core import GaugeMetricFamily
 from sqlalchemy import and_, func
 
+from airflow_prometheus_exporter.xcom_config import load_xcom_config
 
 CANARY_DAG = "canary_dag"
 
@@ -439,7 +438,8 @@ def collect(self):
             labels=["dag_id", "task_id"],
         )
 
-        for tasks in xcom_config["xcom_params"]:
+        xcom_config = load_xcom_config()
+        for tasks in xcom_config.get("xcom_params", []):
             for param in get_xcom_params(tasks["task_id"]):
                 xcom_value = extract_xcom_parameter(param.value)
 
diff --git a/airflow_prometheus_exporter/xcom_config.py b/airflow_prometheus_exporter/xcom_config.py
index 8fe626f..9ec01fa 100644
--- a/airflow_prometheus_exporter/xcom_config.py
+++ b/airflow_prometheus_exporter/xcom_config.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 import yaml
-import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
-dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-filename = os.path.join(dir, "../config.yaml")
+CONFIG_FILE = Path.cwd() / "config.yaml"
 
 
-xcom_config = {}
-with open(filename) as file:
-    # The FullLoader parameter handles the conversion from YAML
-    # scalar values to Python the dictionary format
-    xcom_config = yaml.load(file, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
+def load_xcom_config():
+    """Loads the XCom config if present."""
+    try:
+        with open(CONFIG_FILE) as file:
+            # The FullLoader parameter handles the conversion from YAML
+            # scalar values to Python the dictionary format
+            return yaml.load(file, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return {}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 76cd136..4635edc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     keywords='airflow_prometheus_exporter',
     name='airflow_prometheus_exporter',
     packages=find_packages(include=['airflow_prometheus_exporter']),
+    include_package_data=True,
     url='https://github.com/robinhood/airflow_prometheus_exporter',
     version='1.0.5',
     entry_points={