diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6f04fca3..e5231221 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -83,4 +83,5 @@ EXTRA_DIST=		\
 	HACKING		\
 	gtest.mk	\
 	NEWS		\
+	NEWS.org	\
 	autogen.sh
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS.org
similarity index 100%
rename from NEWS
rename to NEWS.org