diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 7138640ad0..afc4df5ca5 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -100,9 +100,12 @@ lazy val root = Project(id = "pekko", base = file("."))
       akkaScalaNightly,
       docs,
       serialversionRemoverPlugin))
-  .settings(Compile / headerCreate / unmanagedSources := (baseDirectory.value / "project").**("*.scala").get)
+  .settings(
+    Compile / headerCreate / unmanagedSources := (baseDirectory.value / "project").**("*.scala").get,
+    sourceDistName := "incubator-pekko")
   .settings(PekkoBuild.welcomeSettings)
   .enablePlugins(CopyrightHeaderForBuild)
+  .enablePlugins(SourceDistPlugin)
 
 lazy val actor = pekkoModule("actor")
   .settings(Dependencies.actor)
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 8c76537a71..db8c21ae5f 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ addSbtPlugin("net.bzzt" % "sbt-reproducible-builds" % "0.30")
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.10")
 addSbtPlugin("com.lightbend.sbt" % "sbt-publish-rsync" % "0.2")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.pjfanning" % "sbt-source-dist" % "0.1.2")
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.reibitto" % "sbt-welcome" % "0.2.2")