diff --git a/activerecord/activerecord.gemspec b/activerecord/activerecord.gemspec
index bc2b095..582110e 100644
--- a/activerecord/activerecord.gemspec
+++ b/activerecord/activerecord.gemspec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   # spec.metadata["changelog_uri"] = "TODO: Put your gem's CHANGELOG.md URL here."
 
   # Specify which files should be added to the gem when it is released.
-  spec.files = Dir.glob("{lib}/**/*.*") + %w[README.md]
+  spec.files = Dir.glob("{lib}/**/*.*")
   spec.bindir = "exe"
   spec.executables = spec.files.grep(%r{\Aexe/}) { |f| File.basename(f) }
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
diff --git a/datadog/datadog.gemspec b/datadog/datadog.gemspec
index 09d96ab..562913b 100644
--- a/datadog/datadog.gemspec
+++ b/datadog/datadog.gemspec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   # spec.metadata["changelog_uri"] = "TODO: Put your gem's CHANGELOG.md URL here."
 
   # Specify which files should be added to the gem when it is released.
-  spec.files = Dir.glob("{lib}/**/*.*") + %w[README.md]
+  spec.files = Dir.glob("{lib}/**/*.*")
   spec.bindir = "exe"
   spec.executables = spec.files.grep(%r{\Aexe/}) { |f| File.basename(f) }
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
diff --git a/sentry/sentry.gemspec b/sentry/sentry.gemspec
index 94d45d7..153f410 100644
--- a/sentry/sentry.gemspec
+++ b/sentry/sentry.gemspec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   # spec.metadata["changelog_uri"] = "TODO: Put your gem's CHANGELOG.md URL here."
 
   # Specify which files should be added to the gem when it is released.
-  spec.files = Dir.glob("{lib}/**/*.*") + %w[README.md]
+  spec.files = Dir.glob("{lib}/**/*.*")
   spec.bindir = "exe"
   spec.executables = spec.files.grep(%r{\Aexe/}) { |f| File.basename(f) }
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]