diff --git a/rails.gemspec b/rails.gemspec
index 128b3124243f6aae2bb4d681548e663158e02d90..5505ac45a8d502fe55cdbe9a94de426ebe5d37af 100644
--- a/rails.gemspec
+++ b/rails.gemspec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
   s.bindir      = 'bin'
   s.executables = []
-  s.files       = Dir['guides/**/*']
+  s.files       = ['README.rdoc'] + Dir['guides/**/*']
 
   s.add_dependency 'activesupport', version
   s.add_dependency 'actionpack',    version