3 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 765ae40..82cd61e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST =  \
 	INSTALL \
 	Makefile.am \
 	NEWS \
-	README \
+	README.rst \
 	all_tests.py \
 	c++/README \
 	c/README \
diff --git a/README b/README.rst
index 76a7418..76a7418 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README.rst
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d42d3d7..c6a3808 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ setup(
     name='python-subunit',
     version=VERSION,
     description=('Python implementation of subunit test streaming protocol'),
-    long_description=open('README').read(),
+    long_description=open('README.rst').read(),
     classifiers=[
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',