diff --git a/build_release_unix.sh b/build_release_unix.sh
index 509ed79..3b657f1 100644
--- a/build_release_unix.sh
+++ b/build_release_unix.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ echo "Creating output directory"
 mkdir -p release/tmp
 
 echo "Copying package files"
-cp -r web src Cargo.toml Cargo.lock res/unix/Makefile release/tmp
+cp -r web src migrations Cargo.toml Cargo.lock res/unix/Makefile release/tmp
 
 echo "Creating tarball"
 POLARIS_VERSION=$(grep -m 1 ^version Cargo.toml | awk '{print $3}' | tr -d '"\r\n')
diff --git a/migrations/.gitkeep b/migrations/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000