diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 7e903518e..f1e295e58 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -52,5 +52,4 @@ prune contrib
 prune debian
 prune demo/etc
 prune docker
-prune snap
 prune stubs
diff --git a/changelog.d/12142.misc b/changelog.d/12142.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d09f90b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/12142.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Move the snapcraft configuration file to `contrib`.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/contrib/snap/snapcraft.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from snap/snapcraft.yaml
rename to contrib/snap/snapcraft.yaml