diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 89f73bda0..7253d1f39 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ defmodule Ejabberd.MixProject do
     [# These are the default files included in the package
       files: ["include", "lib", "priv", "sql", "src",
               "COPYING", "README.md",
+              "ejabberd.yml.example", "config/runtime.exs",
               "mix.exs", "rebar.config", "rebar.config.script", "vars.config"],
       maintainers: ["ProcessOne"],
       licenses: ["GPL-2.0-or-later"],