diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/register.py b/Lib/distutils/command/register.py
index 328d8d0ae84..29b76cbfd97 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/register.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/register.py
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ def build_post_data(self, action):
             'keywords': meta.get_keywords(),
             'platform': meta.get_platforms(),
             'classifiers': meta.get_classifiers(),
+            'download_url': meta.get_download_url(),
         }
         return data