diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 28833ac2ed6ec..d02c23906a4bd 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -2,23 +2,14 @@ archives:
   - id: coder-linux
     builds: [coder-linux]
     format: tar.gz
-    files:
-      - src: docs/README.md
-        dst: README.md
 
   - id: coder-darwin
     builds: [coder-darwin]
     format: zip
-    files:
-      - src: docs/README.md
-        dst: README.md
 
   - id: coder-windows
     builds: [coder-windows]
     format: zip
-    files:
-      - src: docs/README.md
-        dst: README.md
 
 before:
   hooks: