diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index e324b5d..d8585d2 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-include README.rst
+include README.md
 include rocksdb/cpp/*.hpp
 recursive-include rocksdb *.pxd
 recursive-include rocksdb *.pyx