diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 1599d57d..95d48b74 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -617,6 +617,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	MAINTAINERS	\
 	src/libzmq.pc.cmake.in \
 	src/libzmq.vers \
+	src/version.rc.in \
+	tests/CMakeLists.txt \
 	tweetnacl \
 	tools/curve_keygen.cpp
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d42d29f4..d0a0e549 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 * Fixed #2091 - testutil.hpp fails to build on Windows XP
 
+* Fixed #2096 - add tests/CMakeLists.in and version.rc.in to dist tar
+
 
 0MQ version 4.1.5 stable, released on 2016/06/17
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