diff --git a/ci/build/build-release.sh b/ci/build/build-release.sh
index ffad55380..9e04a4724 100755
--- a/ci/build/build-release.sh
+++ b/ci/build/build-release.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ main() {
   bundle_code_server
   bundle_vscode
 
-  rsync README.md "$RELEASE_PATH"
+  rsync ./docs/README.md "$RELEASE_PATH"
   rsync LICENSE.txt "$RELEASE_PATH"
   rsync ./lib/vscode/ThirdPartyNotices.txt "$RELEASE_PATH"
 }