diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b0639eeb726521626983b671a84864c1d3b352a9..ce27d5e8b35c862ff4ef1afc27fb2cb9cb81f5eb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	matlab \
 	uncrustify.cfg \
+	NEWS \
 	license.txt \
 	dynare.el \
 	windows/dynare.nsi \