diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d050863..828a90d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ dist: $(DISTFILES) todo.sh
 	mkdir -p $(DISTNAME)
 	cp -f $(DISTFILES) $(DISTNAME)/
 	sed -e 's/@DEV_VERSION@/'$(VERSION)'/' todo.sh > $(DISTNAME)/todo.sh
+	chmod +x $(DISTNAME)/todo.sh
 	tar cf $(DISTNAME).tar $(DISTNAME)/
 	gzip -f -9 $(DISTNAME).tar
 	zip -9r $(DISTNAME).zip $(DISTNAME)/