diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 5dfe4b2..bf00039 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 SUBDIRS = data po src
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
-	autogen.sh
+	autogen.sh README.md
 
 dist-hook:
 	$(MAKE) -C "$(srcdir)/po" "$(GETTEXT_PACKAGE).pot"