diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f43f3d58..a62c4bcf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import sys
 from importlib import import_module
 from setuptools import setup, Extension
 from setuptools.command.install import install
+from setuptools.command.sdist import sdist
 
 from src.version import softwareVersion
 
@@ -48,6 +49,20 @@ class InstallCmd(install):
         return install.run(self)
 
 
+class SdistCmd(sdist):
+    def run(self):
+        # generate bootstrap servers list from DNS seeds
+        try:
+            from src.helper_startup import enumerate_bootstrap_servers
+        except ImportError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            with open('src/network/bootstrap_servers.list', 'wb') as dst:
+                for peer in enumerate_bootstrap_servers():
+                    dst.write('{0}, {1}\n'.format(*peer))
+        return sdist.run(self)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
     with open(os.path.join(here, 'README.md')) as f:
@@ -136,6 +151,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         packages=packages,
         package_data={'': [
             'bitmessageqt/*.ui', 'bitmsghash/*.cl', 'sslkeys/*.pem',
+            'network/bootstrap_servers.list',
             'translations/*.ts', 'translations/*.qm',
             'images/*.png', 'images/*.ico', 'images/*.icns'
         ]},
@@ -172,7 +188,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             ] if sys.platform[:3] == 'win' else []
         },
         scripts=['src/pybitmessage'],
-        cmdclass={'install': InstallCmd},
+        cmdclass={
+            'install': InstallCmd,
+            'sdist': SdistCmd},
         command_options={
             'build_sphinx': {
                 'source_dir': ('setup.py', 'docs')}
diff --git a/src/network/bootstrap_servers.list b/src/network/bootstrap_servers.list
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59b31cb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/network/bootstrap_servers.list
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+185.19.31.46, 8080
+158.69.63.42, 8080
+2607:5300:201:3000::57ae, 8080
+185.158.248.216, 8444
+85.25.152.9, 8444
+85.114.135.102, 8444