diff --git a/util/buildRelease/gen_release b/util/buildRelease/gen_release
index 536a7e18792e..5d44446f7e98 100755
--- a/util/buildRelease/gen_release
+++ b/util/buildRelease/gen_release
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ if (exists($ENV{"CHPL_GEN_RELEASE_NO_CLONE"})) {
        "util/start_test",
        "util/chpltags",
        "compiler/dyno/tools/chpldoc/LICENSE",
-       "compiler/dyno/tools/chpldoc/BUILD_VERSION",
        "compiler/dyno/tools/chpldoc/COPYRIGHT",
        "compiler/dyno/include/chpl/config/config.h.cmake",
 );