diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ec03aaa1..8272ba37 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	autogen.sh \
+	README.mardown \
 	THANKS
 
 SUBDIRS = \