--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 from os import path
 this_directory = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
-with open(path.join(this_directory, 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
+with open(path.join(this_directory, 'README.txt'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
 distutils.core.setup(