diff --git a/create_dist.sh b/create_dist.sh
index 2ef0542..5e04777 100755
--- a/create_dist.sh
+++ b/create_dist.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ mkdir $DIR
 cp rsmodules setup_rsmodules.sh setup_rsmodules.csh rsmodules.py rsmodules.pm $DIR
 cp -R examples/ $DIR
 cp -R tools/ $DIR
+cp README.md $DIR
 tar --owner=root --group=root -zcvf "$DIR.tar.gz" $DIR
 rm -rf "$DIR"
 if [ ! -d "releases" ]; then