diff --git a/README.rst b/README
similarity index 100%
rename from README.rst
rename to README
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9c737c4..b432e40 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ setup(
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
     ],
-    long_description=codecs.open('README.rst', "r", "utf-8").read(),
+    long_description=codecs.open('README', "r", "utf-8").read(),
 )