diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 8a8195235..d3ed2472b 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
     <ant dir="javase" target="clean"/>
   </target>
 
-  <target name="release">
+  <target name="release" depends="build,clean">
     <zip file="ZXing-${version}.zip" basedir=".">
       <include name="COPYING"/>
       <include name="README"/>
+      <include name="CHANGES"/>
       <include name="build.xml"/>
       <include name="build.properties"/>
       <include name="core/**"/>