diff --git a/tutorial/java/Makefile.am b/tutorial/java/Makefile.am
index 95908b1..59e68ba 100644
--- a/tutorial/java/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorial/java/Makefile.am
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 	$(ANT) $(ANT_FLAGS) tutorialclient
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
+	build.properties \
 	build.xml \
 	src \
 	README.md