diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 1de467ba..603c33a6 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include AUTHORS
 include LICENSE
-include README.md
+include README.rst
 include ChangeLog
 include tox.ini
 include .testr.conf
diff --git a/README.md b/README.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from README.md
rename to README.rst
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 66c8d40a..161ffbf4 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = python-heatclient
 summary = OpenStack Orchestration API Client Library
 description-file =
-    README.md
+    README.rst
 author = OpenStack
 author-email = openstack-dev@lists.openstack.org
 home-page = http://www.openstack.org/