diff --git a/examples/energest-demo/Makefile b/examples/energest-demo/Makefile
index 6143b8694..bd7fac2f5 100644
--- a/examples/energest-demo/Makefile
+++ b/examples/energest-demo/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ zip: all jar
 	mkdir contiki-energest-demo
 	cp nodeid/*.ihex contiki-energest-demo
 	cp energest-demo.ihex contiki-energest-demo
+	cp README contiki-energest-demo
 	cp -r handouts contiki-energest-demo/
 	mkdir contiki-energest-demo/tools
 	cp -r $(CONTIKI)/tools/sky contiki-energest-demo/tools