diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 7b62130..420dca1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.x'
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt-get install pandoc
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install pypandoc
           pip install -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 47a4e9b..0b20396 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def long_description():
 
     try:
         import pypandoc
-        return pypandoc.convert(readme_path, 'rst')
+        return pypandoc.convert_file(readme_path, 'rst')
     except (IOError, ImportError):
         pass