diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e391de897..03bfdece4 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ $(top_srcdir)/.version:
 	echo $(VERSION) > $@-t && mv $@-t $@
 dist-hook:
 	echo $(VERSION) > $(distdir)/.tarball-version
+
+EXTRA_DIST = git-version-gen