diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5b5558c..5bb208d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ python:
   - "2.7"
   - "3.5"
 
+before_install:
+  - sudo apt-get install -qq pandoc
+
 install:
   - pip install tox-travis
   - pip install coveralls
@@ -13,8 +16,8 @@ env:
     - TRAVIS="True"
 
 script:
-  - pandoc --from=markdown --to=rst --output=README.rst README.md
   - tox
+  - pandoc --from=markdown --to=rst --output=README.rst README.md
 
 after_success:
   coveralls
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 59072c4..1c2bea5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     'vcversioner',
 ]
 
-with open('README.rst', 'r') as infile:
+with open('README.md', 'r') as infile:
     long_description = infile.read()
 
 setup(