diff --git a/python/rest/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/python/rest/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index c60c8edc21ba..561d173442b0 100644
--- a/python/rest/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/python/rest/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<idea-plugin xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
+<idea-plugin xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" allow-bundled-update="true">
   <name>ReStructuredText Support</name>
   <id>org.jetbrains.plugins.rest</id>
   <description>This plugin enables support for reStructuredText files (*.rst)</description>