diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4a741a3..b093d75 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import pathlib
 here = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 
 # Get the long description from the README file
-long_description = (here / 'README.txt').read_text(encoding='utf-8')
+long_description = (here / 'README.md').read_text(encoding='utf-8')
 
 setup(
     name='metrosim',