diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c75e80c..5981b93 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-EXTRA_DIST = MIGRATION libmodbus.spec
+EXTRA_DIST = MIGRATION README.rst libmodbus.spec
 SUBDIRS = src tests
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig