diff --git a/packages/volto-vlibras/.gitignore b/packages/volto-vlibras/.gitignore
index dd87e2d..30bc490 100644
--- a/packages/volto-vlibras/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/volto-vlibras/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 node_modules
 build
+README.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/volto-vlibras/.release-it.json b/packages/volto-vlibras/.release-it.json
index f216d61..ccd9061 100644
--- a/packages/volto-vlibras/.release-it.json
+++ b/packages/volto-vlibras/.release-it.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "hooks": {
-    "after:bump": "pipx run towncrier build --draft --yes --version ${version} > .changelog.draft && pipx run towncrier build --yes --version ${version}",
-    "after:release": "rm .changelog.draft"
+    "after:bump": "pipx run towncrier build --draft --yes --version ${version} > .changelog.draft && pipx run towncrier build --yes --version ${version} && cp ../../README.md ./",
+    "after:release": "rm .changelog.draft README.md"
   },
   "git": {
     "changelog": "pipx run towncrier build --draft --yes --version 0.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/volto-vlibras/news/5.bugfix b/packages/volto-vlibras/news/5.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d93626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/volto-vlibras/news/5.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add README.md to the NPM package on release [@ericof]
\ No newline at end of file