diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1f5765c..532861c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ setup(
     version = version,
     description = 'A comprehensive Python module for handling Monero cryptocurrency',
     url = 'https://github.com/monero-ecosystem/monero-python/',
-    long_description = open('README.rst', 'rb').read().decode('utf-8'),
+    long_description = open('README.md', 'rb').read().decode('utf-8'),
     install_requires = open('requirements.txt', 'r').read().splitlines(),
     tests_require=open('test_requirements.txt', 'r').read().splitlines(),
     setup_requires=[