diff --git a/dist-files/README.rst b/dist-files/README.rst
index 0fefdac6..9be1198f 100644
--- a/dist-files/README.rst
+++ b/dist-files/README.rst
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ This distributable contains:
 
 * ``licenses/``: licensing information.
 
+You can find release notes at:
+
+* https://github.com/svaarala/duktape/blob/master/RELEASES.rst
+
 This distributable contains Duktape version @DUK_VERSION_FORMATTED@, created from git
 commit @GIT_COMMIT@ (@GIT_DESCRIBE@).
 
diff --git a/util/make_dist.sh b/util/make_dist.sh
index 575b5f4e..c4b5e4bc 100644
--- a/util/make_dist.sh
+++ b/util/make_dist.sh
@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@ cat dist-files/README.rst | sed \
 	> $DIST/README.rst
 cp LICENSE.txt $DIST/LICENSE.txt  # not strict RST so keep .txt suffix
 cp AUTHORS.rst $DIST/AUTHORS.rst
-cp RELEASES.rst $DIST/RELEASES.rst
+# RELEASES.rst is only updated in master.  It's not included in the dist to
+# make maintenance fixes easier to make.
 
 for i in \
 	murmurhash2.txt \