diff --git a/README b/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from README
rename to README.md
diff --git a/xmonad.cabal b/xmonad.cabal
index b45817d..5850193 100644
--- a/xmonad.cabal
+++ b/xmonad.cabal
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ license:            BSD3
 license-file:       LICENSE
 author:             Spencer Janssen
 maintainer:         xmonad@haskell.org
-extra-source-files: README TODO CONFIG STYLE
+extra-source-files: README.md TODO CONFIG STYLE
                     tests/*.hs
                     tests/Properties/*.hs
                     tests/Properties/Layout/*.hs