diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d0f1885a..0d2139d9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ do_test:
 	perl test/test.pl $(TEST)
 
 release: clean
-	F=mongoose-`perl -lne '/define\s+MONGOOSE_VERSION\s+"(\S+)"/ and print $$1' mongoose.c`.tgz ; cd .. && tar --exclude \*.hg --exclude \*.svn --exclude \*.swp --exclude \*.nfs\* -czf x mongoose && mv x mongoose/$$F
+	F=mongoose-`perl -lne '/define\s+MONGOOSE_VERSION\s+"(\S+)"/ and print $$1' mongoose.c`.tgz ; cd .. && tar -czf x mongoose/{LICENSE,Makefile,bindings,examples,test,win32,mongoose.c,mongoose.h,mongoose.1,main.c} && mv x mongoose/$$F
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf *.o *.core $(PROG) *.obj *.so $(PROG).txt *.dSYM *.tgz