diff --git a/guile-readline/Makefile.am b/guile-readline/Makefile.am
index c59871453..c00e82b04 100644
--- a/guile-readline/Makefile.am
+++ b/guile-readline/Makefile.am
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ SUFFIXES = .x
 	$(GUILE_SNARF) $(DEFS) $(INCLUDES) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $< > $@ \
 	|| { rm $@; false; }
 
-EXTRA_DIST = readline.scm
+EXTRA_DIST = LIBGUILEREADLINE-VERSION readline.scm
 
 MKDEP = gcc -M -MG $(DEFS) $(INCLUDES) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)