diff --git a/release/files_common b/release/files_common
index aa6c0ac55c..2f7f2d4d61 100644
--- a/release/files_common
+++ b/release/files_common
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ cereal/visionipc/*.pxd
 
 panda/.gitignore
 panda/__init__.py
+panda/SConscript
 panda/board/**
 panda/certs/**
 panda/crypto/**