diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 960ce41..3dbf8d8 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 include LICENSE
-include README.md
+include README.rst
 include requirements.txt
 recursive-include markdownx/static *
 recursive-include markdownx/templates *