diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 75dde21bde..c2bc7b36d9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ VerboseMultiSubmit, ReplaceHelpImg
 - bug #3827 Table specific privileges not displayed for db name containing
 underscore 
 - rfe #1386 Add IF NOT EXISTS clause when copying database
+- No longer package .travis.yml configuration file when creating a release.
 
 3.5.8.0 (not yet released)
 - bug #3828 MariaDB reported as MySQL
diff --git a/scripts/create-release.sh b/scripts/create-release.sh
index f822ff8e7e..332f990f90 100755
--- a/scripts/create-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-release.sh
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ rm -rf test
 rm -rf PMAStandard
 
 # Testsuite setup
-rm -f build.xml phpunit.xml.dist
+rm -f build.xml phpunit.xml.dist .travis.yml
 
 # Remove readme for github
 rm -f README.rst