diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 126a347f6..7094d48b0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = dosage
 maintainer = Tobias Gruetzmacher
 maintainer-email = tobias-dosage@23.gs
 summary = a comic strip downloader and archiver
-description-file = doc/README.txt
+description-file = README.md
 home-page = http://dosage.rocks/
 requires-python = >=2.7
 license = MIT