diff --git a/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl b/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
index 73d0976b96..3f1d23d479 100644
--- a/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
+++ b/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-cog icon-muted"></i><a href="https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid">Github Project</a></li>
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-globe icon-muted"></i><a href="irc://irc.freenode.net#pyramid">IRC Channel</a></li>
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-home icon-muted"></i><a href="http://pylonsproject.org">Pylons Project</a></li>
+            </ul>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="row">
diff --git a/pyramid/scaffolds/starter/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl b/pyramid/scaffolds/starter/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
index 738a16817b..87fae38170 100644
--- a/pyramid/scaffolds/starter/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
+++ b/pyramid/scaffolds/starter/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-cog icon-muted"></i><a href="https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid">Github Project</a></li>
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-globe icon-muted"></i><a href="irc://irc.freenode.net#pyramid">IRC Channel</a></li>
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-home icon-muted"></i><a href="http://pylonsproject.org">Pylons Project</a></li>
+            </ul>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="row">
diff --git a/pyramid/scaffolds/zodb/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl b/pyramid/scaffolds/zodb/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
index 855944899c..e109ab829c 100644
--- a/pyramid/scaffolds/zodb/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
+++ b/pyramid/scaffolds/zodb/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-cog icon-muted"></i><a href="https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid">Github Project</a></li>
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-globe icon-muted"></i><a href="irc://irc.freenode.net#pyramid">IRC Channel</a></li>
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-home icon-muted"></i><a href="http://pylonsproject.org">Pylons Project</a></li>
+            </ul>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="row">
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c832d3fc8d..d736dc38dc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 try:
-    with open(os.path.join(here, 'README.txt')) as f:
+    with open(os.path.join(here, 'README.rst')) as f:
         README = f.read()
     with open(os.path.join(here, 'CHANGES.txt')) as f:
         CHANGES = f.read()