diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 5b725aaaa..cfeffea6f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+mkdocs-material-1.12.1 (2017-10-xx)
+
+  * Improved downward compatibility with custom partials
+  * Fixed #519: Missing theme configuration file
+
 mkdocs-material-1.12.0 (2017-10-20)
 
   * Added support for setting language(s) via mkdocs.yml
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index e09b4cbfd..8f43a2f23 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-recursive-include material *.ico *.js *.css *.html *.svg
+recursive-include material *.ico *.js *.css *.html *.svg *.yml
 recursive-exclude site *
 recursive-exclude * __pycache__
 recursive-exclude * *.py[co]
diff --git a/lib/tasks/views/build.js b/lib/tasks/views/build.js
index bf47223d8..13e24701a 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/views/build.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/views/build.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import version from "gulp-rev-replace"
 export default (gulp, config, args) => {
   return () => {
     const metadata = require(path.join(process.cwd(), "./package.json"))
-    return gulp.src(`${config.views.src}/**/*.{html,py}`)
+    return gulp.src(`${config.views.src}/**/*.{html,py,yml}`)
       .pipe(changed(config.views.build))
       .pipe(
         minhtml({
diff --git a/material/mkdocs_theme.yml b/material/mkdocs_theme.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6eb76f31b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/material/mkdocs_theme.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2017 Martin Donath <martin.donath @squidfunk.com>
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+# deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+# rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+# sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+# FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+# IN THE SOFTWARE.
+# Static pages to build
+static_templates:
+  - 404.html
diff --git a/src/mkdocs_theme.yml b/src/mkdocs_theme.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa88c3896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mkdocs_theme.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2017 Martin Donath <martin.donath@squidfunk.com>
+
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+# deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+# rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+# sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+# FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+# IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+# Static pages to build
+static_templates:
+  - 404.html