diff --git a/README.txt b/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from README.txt
rename to README.md
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3a78dd3..a6f1343 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-with open(os.path.join(here, 'README.txt')) as f:
+with open(os.path.join(here, 'README.md')) as f:
     README = f.read()
 with open(os.path.join(here, 'CHANGES.txt')) as f:
     CHANGES = f.read()