diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eeb92710ad3cb06cbc4249c68f5d49ee85af393a..a3b93fc8c33930bdbd8ff5dc375f4a963a9458a8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ dist :
 	mkdir tar_build
 	mkdir tar_build/artemis
 	rm -f artemis_compiled_latest.tar.gz
-	tar cf - $(OTHER_FILES) act art etc | (cd tar_build/artemis; tar xf -)
+	tar cf - $(OTHER_FILES) act art Makefile etc | (cd tar_build/artemis; tar xf -)
 	tar cf - artemis_sqlmap dnaplotter uk org nsdb type seqdb lib | (cd tar_build/artemis; tar xf -)
 	(cd tar_build; find . -name 'CVS' -print | xargs rm -rf; find . -name '.svn' -print | xargs rm -rf; tar cvf ../artemis_compiled.tar artemis)