diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index f010b918397d5fbfc75e0e0b80cd8ebff3944ca5..7d0606ba6a468a81118bcc930e34a2ed053f28dd 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	contrib \
 	NEWS \
 	license.txt \
+	README.md \
 	windows/dynare.nsi \
 	windows/mexopts-win32.bat \
 	windows/mexopts-win64.bat \