diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index bb58b4a..6e242be 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 recursive-include debian *
 recursive-include etc *
 recursive-include bin *
-include README
+include README.md
 include stdeb.cfg