diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5c0faa4..ced49c6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ install_requires = [
 from os import path
 
 this_directory = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
-with open(path.join(this_directory, "README.rst")) as f:
+with open(path.join(this_directory, "README.md")) as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
 setup(