diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e2c203a..a85641c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ clean:
 dist: clean
 	@echo creating dist tarball
 	@mkdir -p abduco-${VERSION}
-	@cp -R LICENSE Makefile README testsuite.sh config.def.h config.mk \
+	@cp -R LICENSE Makefile README.md testsuite.sh config.def.h config.mk \
 		${SRC} debug.c client.c server.c forkpty-aix.c forkpty-sunos.c \
 		abduco.1 abduco-${VERSION}
 	@tar -cf abduco-${VERSION}.tar abduco-${VERSION}