diff --git a/COPYING b/LICENSE
similarity index 100%
rename from COPYING
rename to LICENSE
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6a632ba3..475aa6df 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ SUBDIRS = docs \
 	  src/ebusd \
 	  src/tools
 
+EXTRA_DIST = LICENSE \
+	     README.md
+
 distclean-local:
 	-rm -rf autom4te.cache
 	-rm -f aclocal.m4