diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2cc1dd90..ed692a50 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = RELNOTES LICENSE configure.ac+lt config+lt \
 	     doc/devel/mainpage.dox doc/devel/omapi.dox doc/devel/qa.dox \
 	     client/tests/Atffile common/tests/Atffile server/tests/Atffile \
 	     client/tests/Kyuafile common/tests/Kyuafile server/tests/Kyuafile \
-         m4/README
+         m4/README CONTRIBUTING.md
 
 if HAVE_BINDDIR
 EXTRA_DIST += bind/Makefile.in bind/bind.tar.gz bind/version.tmp
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 9d14ab4b..3d957382 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -384,7 +384,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST = RELNOTES LICENSE configure.ac+lt config+lt \
 	doc/devel/mainpage.dox doc/devel/omapi.dox doc/devel/qa.dox \
 	client/tests/Atffile common/tests/Atffile server/tests/Atffile \
 	client/tests/Kyuafile common/tests/Kyuafile \
-	server/tests/Kyuafile m4/README $(am__append_1)
+	server/tests/Kyuafile m4/README CONTRIBUTING.md \
+	$(am__append_1)
 
 # Use an autoconf substitution vs an automake conditional here
 # to fool automake when the bind directory does not exist.