diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8e890f52fd..9214b58b17 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ What's New in Pylint 2.13.4?
 ============================
 Release date: TBA
 
+* Include ``testing_pylintrc`` in source and wheel distributions.
 
+  Closes #6028
 
 
 What's New in Pylint 2.13.3?
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/2.13.rst b/doc/whatsnew/2.13.rst
index 51daf229d5..4bbf48ee7f 100644
--- a/doc/whatsnew/2.13.rst
+++ b/doc/whatsnew/2.13.rst
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ Extensions
 Other Changes
 =============
 
+* Include ``testing_pylintrc`` in source and wheel distributions.
+
+  Closes #6028
+
 * Fix false positive for ``unnecessary-ellipsis`` when using an ellipsis as a default argument.
 
   Closes #5973
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 461a3cffec..ec3b4afd2c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ console_scripts =
     pyreverse = pylint:run_pyreverse
     symilar = pylint:run_symilar
 
+[options.package_data]
+pylint = testutils/testing_pylintrc
+
 [aliases]
 test = pytest