diff --git a/ms-windows/osgeo4w/package.cmd b/ms-windows/osgeo4w/package.cmd
index e34e6183f4b..87e5d839867 100644
--- a/ms-windows/osgeo4w/package.cmd
+++ b/ms-windows/osgeo4w/package.cmd
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ tar -C %OSGEO4W_ROOT% -cjf %ARCH%/release/qgis/%PACKAGENAME%/%PACKAGENAME%-%VERS
 	--exclude "apps/%PACKAGENAME%/python/qgis/server" ^
 	"bin/%PACKAGENAME%-browser-bin.exe" ^
 	"bin/%PACKAGENAME%-bin.exe" ^
+	"bin/python-%PACKAGENAME%.bat.tmpl" ^
 	"apps/%PACKAGENAME%/bin/qgis.reg.tmpl" ^
 	"apps/%PACKAGENAME%/i18n/" ^
 	"apps/%PACKAGENAME%/icons/" ^