diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index 22033610d2..46efc2c519 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 ./bin/mkinstalldirs
 ./bin/newer
 ./bin/reconfigure			_DO_NOT_DISTRIBUTE_
+./bin/README				_DO_NOT_DISTRIBUTE_
 ./bin/release
 ./bin/runtest				_DO_NOT_DISTRIBUTE_
 ./bin/snapshot