diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 31b920c3..bece3715 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pkgconfig_DATA = libosmo-sccp.pc libosmo-mtp.pc libosmo-sigtran.pc libosmo-xua.p
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	     .version \
+	     README.md \
 	     contrib/libosmo-sccp.spec.in \
 	     debian \
 	     git-version-gen \