diff --git a/README.rst b/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from README.rst
rename to README.md
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eb5b06289b..5649aa0584 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "CHANGELOG",
     "Gruntfile.js",
     "LICENSE",
-    "README.rst",
+    "README.md",
     "bower.json",
     "dist",
     "images",