diff --git a/README.rst b/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from README.rst
rename to README.md
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 064089b..8275fb0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-with open('README.rst') as f:
+with open('README.md') as f:
     readme = f.read()
 with open('LICENSE') as f:
     license = f.read()