diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0559548..183aa60 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from setuptools import setup
 
-README = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'README.md')).read()
+README = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'README.rst')).read()
 
 # allow setup.py to be run from any path
 os.chdir(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(__file__), os.pardir)))