--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ SUBDIRS += tests doc
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = lttng-ust.pc
 
-dist_doc_DATA = README.md ChangeLog
+dist_doc_DATA = README ChangeLog COPYING
 
 dist_noinst_DATA = CodingStyle
 
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ SUBDIRS = . include snprintf libringbuff
 # liblttng-ust-malloc
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = lttng-ust.pc
-dist_doc_DATA = README.md ChangeLog
+dist_doc_DATA = README.md ChangeLog COPYING
 dist_noinst_DATA = CodingStyle
 all: config.h
 	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) all-recursive