diff --git a/bin/release b/bin/release
index 7a71b3f9a..c5eeb0c58 100755
--- a/bin/release
+++ b/bin/release
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class Release
   end
 
   def pathspecs
-    %w( dist/ src/ package.json LICENSE README.md )
+    %w( src/ package.json LICENSE README.md )
   end
 
   def dist_pathnames