diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 56a029e10..c0f014e74 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 include tox.ini
-include LICENSE README HACKING.rst
+include LICENSE README.rst HACKING.rst
 include AUTHORS
 include ChangeLog
 include tools/*
diff --git a/README b/README.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from README
rename to README.rst
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5d633ea3b..3c67b09b9 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = python-quantumclient
 summary = CLI and Client Library for OpenStack Networking
 description-file =
-    README
+    README.rst
 author = OpenStack Networking Project
 author-email = openstack-dev@lists.openstack.org
 home-page = http://www.openstack.org/