diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 6bdd1d9a400..2f6c7b14487 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jetty-7.0.0.RC6-SNAPSHOT
  + 289221 HttpExchange does not timeout when using blocking connector
  + 289285 org.eclipse.jetty.continuation 7.0.0.RC5 imports the org.mortbay.util.ajax package
  + Tweak DefaultServletTest under windows
+ + Copy VERSION.txt to distro
 
 jetty-6.1.20 27 August 2009
  + JETTY-838 Don't log and throw
diff --git a/jetty-distribution/pom.xml b/jetty-distribution/pom.xml
index 2668d68accc..740b43e0bc1 100644
--- a/jetty-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
                 <mkdir dir="${assembly.directory}/lib/jndi" />
                 <get src="${orbit.base.url}/javax.activation_1.1.0.v200905021805.jar" dest="${assembly.directory}/lib/jndi/activation-1.1.jar" usetimestamp="true" verbose="true" />
                 <get src="${orbit.base.url}/javax.mail_1.4.0.v200905040518.jar" dest="${assembly.directory}/lib/jndi/mail-1.4.jar" usetimestamp="true" verbose="true" />
+                <copy file="../VERSION.txt" todir="${assembly.directory}"/>
               </tasks>
             </configuration>
           </execution>