diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 9561fb1061f6de114633c70871232a6896dcbe8a..bb3ec5f0d4c70ef732aa4d399282a5ddb2a008fd 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include README.rst
+include README.md