diff --git a/build/lib/release.sh b/build/lib/release.sh
index dc1a1f0d9cb..dc91a62bfe3 100644
--- a/build/lib/release.sh
+++ b/build/lib/release.sh
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ function kube::release::package_kube_manifests_tarball() {
   cp "${src_dir}/glbc.manifest" "${dst_dir}"
   cp "${src_dir}/rescheduler.manifest" "${dst_dir}/"
   cp "${src_dir}/e2e-image-puller.manifest" "${dst_dir}/"
+  cp "${src_dir}/etcd-empty-dir-cleanup.yaml" "${dst_dir}/"
   cp "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh" "${dst_dir}/gci-configure-helper.sh"
   cp "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/gce/gci/health-monitor.sh" "${dst_dir}/health-monitor.sh"
   local objects