diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 07bd783b44..8bbc93b565 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1259,6 +1259,7 @@ endif
 	@# build them.
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(zip_root)/META
 	$(hide) $(ACP) $(APKCERTS_FILE) $(zip_root)/META/apkcerts.txt
+	$(hide) if test -e $(tool_extensions)/releasetools.py; then $(ACP) $(tool_extensions)/releasetools.py $(zip_root)/META/; fi
 	$(hide)	echo "$(PRODUCT_OTA_PUBLIC_KEYS)" > $(zip_root)/META/otakeys.txt
 	$(hide) echo "recovery_api_version=$(PRIVATE_RECOVERY_API_VERSION)" > $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
 	$(hide) echo "fstab_version=$(PRIVATE_RECOVERY_FSTAB_VERSION)" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt