diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 8cc3813..dd9c7b7 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS  = -I m4
 
 SUBDIRS 	 = build-aux compat doc examples m4 src tests
 
-dist_doc_DATA	 = COPYING NEWS README
+dist_doc_DATA	 = COPYING NEWS README.md
 
 EXTRA_DIST	 = \
 	autogen.sh \