diff --git a/text.cabal b/text.cabal
index 50330d41eb8637899025664b6f6c4860a75478d3..5f445b249035f881bd9c091be3de41989e3c2451 100644
--- a/text.cabal
+++ b/text.cabal
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ copyright:      2008-2009 Tom Harper
 category:       Data, Text
 build-type:     Simple
 cabal-version:  >= 1.2
+extra-source-files: README
 
 library
   exposed-modules: