diff --git a/src/handlers/upload.rs b/src/handlers/upload.rs
index 893bbe9..c120ec6 100644
--- a/src/handlers/upload.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/upload.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ pub async fn handle_project_upload(
             "--include=*/",
             "--include=Forc.toml",
             "--include=Forc.lock",
+            "--include=README.md",
             "--include=*.sw",
             "--exclude=*",
             "unpacked/",