diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 9d5d250..c1a7121 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 include LICENSE
-include README.rst
+include README.md
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e640169..8b0143a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ def run(self):
         "A Django application to archive real-time earthquake "
         "notifications from the USGS's Advanced National Seismic System"
     ),
-    long_description=read("README.rst"),
+    long_description=read("README.md"),
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     author="Ben Welsh",
     author_email="b@palewi.re",
     url="https://palewi.re/docs/django-anss-archive/",