diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e5a1c537..345d72d7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ Thumbs.db
 docs/
 
 projects/ng-chartist/package.json
+projects/ng-chartist/README.md
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index c20d0248..f401b8d1 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ npx standard-version --sign
 echo "Copying package.json"
 
 cp ./package.json ./projects/ng-chartist
+cp ./README.md ./projects/ng-chartist
 
 yarn build