diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 47c8eacbb1a..0fa309b0d72 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ MAIN_FILES = \
 	$(DIRECTORY)/bin/install-sh					\
 	$(DIRECTORY)/bin/mklib						\
 	$(DIRECTORY)/bin/minstall					\
+	$(DIRECTORY)/bin/version.mk					\
 	$(DIRECTORY)/configs/[a-z]*					\
 	$(DIRECTORY)/docs/*.html					\
 	$(DIRECTORY)/docs/COPYING					\