diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 125a929846..8a52d9d06c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ task dist(type: Zip) {
     into(zipRootDir) {
         from(rootDir) {
             include '*.adoc'
+            include '*.txt'
         }
         into('docs') {
             with(project(':docs').apiSpec)