diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index f27e442..c6c12dc 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-include license.bsd license.lgpl readme.md
+include license.bsd license.lgpl readme.rst
 recursive-include docs *.html *.css *.png *.gif *.js
diff --git a/python-feedgen.spec b/python-feedgen.spec
index 4e83d42..2bdd7cd 100644
--- a/python-feedgen.spec
+++ b/python-feedgen.spec
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Podcasts.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{srcname}-%{version}
 mkdir python2
-mv PKG-INFO  docs  feedgen  license.bsd  license.lgpl  readme.md  setup.py python2
+mv PKG-INFO  docs  feedgen  license.bsd  license.lgpl  readme.rst  setup.py python2
 cp -r python2 python3
 
 # ensure the right python version is used