diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index 8a141159..3a8d1013 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST =\
 	c/CMakeLists.txt\
 	c/advect/CMakeLists.txt\
 	com/CMakeLists.txt\
+	com/README.TXT\
 	com/excel/CMakeLists.txt\
 	com/python/CMakeLists.txt\
 	cpp/CMakeLists.txt\