diff --git a/README.md b/README.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from README.md
rename to README.rst
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8f909bfd..394ed891 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "README.md")) as readme:
+with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "README.rst")) as readme:
     README = readme.read()
 
 # allow setup.py to be run from any path