diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 12c0de123a72b7e43f5d5a5c18483c184c5664fd..994b5dbcab874fde0c4c9ef85158c4239a2ed07f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ SUBDIRS = gnu-compat alberta_util alberta add_ons
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS  = -I m4
 
-EXTRA_DIST = gen-assemble-fcts.sh mkdoffreemasks.sh
+EXTRA_DIST = gen-assemble-fcts.sh mkdoffreemasks.sh\
+ Makefile.am.template generate-alberta-automakefiles.sh
 
 #
 # install the libtool-script in the libexecdir s.t. Makefile.alberta