diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d93bcc5e01..ceb8d9653a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SUBDIRS = config development po $(BOOST) src sourcedoc lib \
 	$(CLIENT) src/tex2lyx
 
 
-EXTRA_DIST = ANNOUNCE INSTALL.autoconf UPGRADING \
+EXTRA_DIST = ANNOUNCE INSTALL.autoconf RELEASE-NOTES UPGRADING \
 	INSTALL.Win32 INSTALL.MacOSX INSTALL.cmake \
 	README.Win32 README.Cygwin README.localization lyx.1in \
 	autogen.sh CMakeLists.txt po/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f03753002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The RELEASE-NOTES can be found in lib/RELEASE-NOTES.