diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b066c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v0.5, <date> --- Initial release as python package.
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from LICENSE
rename to LICENSE.txt
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 4fdf280..ae63fd5 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-include README.rst
-include LICENSE
+include *.txt
 include gpx2spatialite/data/sql/*.sql
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.txt
similarity index 87%
rename from README.rst
rename to README.txt
index 111639a..23ea728 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+==============
 gpx2spatialite
---------------
+==============
 :Author: Daniel Belasco Rogers <http://planbperformance.net/dan>,
          Peter Vasil <mail@petervasil.net>
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ tracklines to a database (SQL for database below)
 
 
 Usage
-=====
+-----
 
 Run the script::
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ Run the script::
 
 
 Create a new database
-=====================
+---------------------
 
 Run script to create a new database and initialize it::
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ Run script to create a new database and initialize it::
 
 
 CityDefs
-========
+--------
 
 Import/update citydefs into existing database::
 
@@ -38,8 +39,14 @@ Export citydefs table::
 
 
 Unit tests
-==========
+----------
 
 Run the following command to run the tests::
 
   python setup.py test
+
+..
+
+   Local Variables:
+   mode: rst
+   End:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 48e8947..493a455 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def run(self):
 
 
 def readme():
-    with open('README.rst') as readme_file:
+    with open('README.txt') as readme_file:
         return readme_file.read()
 
 setup(description='gpx2spatialite',
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ def readme():
       cmdclass={'test': PyTest},
       include_package_data=True,
       zip_safe=False,
-      license='GPL')
+      license='LICENSE.txt')