diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9101272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+easyrsa3/pki/*
+easyrsa3/vars
diff --git a/build/build-dist.sh b/build/build-dist.sh
index dfc2c7d..5f60348 100755
--- a/build/build-dist.sh
+++ b/build/build-dist.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ stage_unix() {
 	mkdir -p "$DIST_ROOT/unix/$PV"
 	
 	# Copy files into $PV, starting with easyrsa3 as the initial root dir
-	src_files="easyrsa3/ Licensing/ COPYING.md ChangeLog README.quickstart.md"
+	src_files="easyrsa3/ Licensing/ COPYING.md ChangeLog README.md README.quickstart.md"
 	for f in $src_files
 	do
 		cp -a "$SRC_ROOT/$f" "$DIST_ROOT/unix/$PV" || die "failed to copy $f"
@@ -94,9 +94,12 @@ stage_win() {
 		python -m markdown "$f" > "$DIST_ROOT/windows/$PV/doc/$fname.html"
 	done
 	
-	python -m markdown "$SRC_ROOT/README.quickstart.md" > "$DIST_ROOT/windows/$PV/README.quickstart.html"
+	for f in "README" "README.quickstart" "COPYING"
+	do
+		python -m markdown $SRC_ROOT/$f.md > $DIST_ROOT/windows/$PV/$f.html
+	done
 	# Copy files into $PV, starting with easyrsa3 as the initial root dir
-	src_files="easyrsa3/ COPYING.md ChangeLog"
+	src_files="easyrsa3/ ChangeLog COPYING.md"
 	for f in $src_files
 	do
 		cp -a "$SRC_ROOT/$f" "$DIST_ROOT/windows/$PV" || die "failed to copy $f"