diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7c9c65b..196e784 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign dist-bzip2 1.6
 SUBDIRS = include src contrib
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = $(top_srcdir)/.version
-EXTRA_DIST = git-version-gen
+EXTRA_DIST = git-version-gen .version
 $(top_srcdir)/.version:
 	echo $(VERSION) > $@-t && mv $@-t $@
 dist-hook: