diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index c495cd643e..6e6f418cbd 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * Memtable memory allocations may deadlock (CASSANDRA-15367)
  * Run evictFromMembership in GossipStage (CASSANDRA-15592)
 Merged from 2.2:
+ * Remove duplicated tools binaries from tarballs (CASSANDRA-15768)
  * Duplicate results with DISTINCT queries in mixed mode (CASSANDRA-15501)
  * Disable JMX rebinding (CASSANDRA-15653)
 Merged from 2.1:
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 664e98c103..edd33a71c8 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1079,6 +1079,7 @@
         <tarfileset dir="${dist.dir}" prefix="${final.name}">
           <include name="**"/>
           <exclude name="bin/*" />
+          <exclude name="tools/bin/*"/>
         </tarfileset>
         <!-- Shell includes in bin/ (default mode) -->
         <tarfileset dir="${dist.dir}" prefix="${final.name}">