--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -116,15 +116,9 @@
   end
 
   PKG_FILES = FileList.new([
-                             'AUTHORS',
                              'bin/*',
-                             'CONTRIBUTERS',
-                             'COPYING',
                              'data/**/*',
                              'lib/**/*.rb',
-                             'man/man1/kramdown.1',
-                             'README.md',
-                             'test/**/*',
                              'VERSION',
                            ])
 
