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@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
-# vdirsyncer
+==========
+vdirsyncer
+==========
 
 vdirsyncer synchronizes your calendars and addressbooks between two storages.
 The supported storages are CalDAV, CardDAV and
-[vdir](https://github.com/untitaker/vdir).
+`vdir <https://github.com/untitaker/vdir>`_.
 
 While i use it daily and haven't experienced data loss (even when vdirsyncer
 crashed), i don't know if the documentation is sufficient. If you have any
 questions regarding the usage, feel free to open a new issue.
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/untitaker/vdirsyncer.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/untitaker/vdirsyncer)
+.. image:: https://travis-ci.org/untitaker/vdirsyncer.png?branch=master
+    :target: https://travis-ci.org/untitaker/vdirsyncer
 
 It aims to be for CalDAV and CardDAV what
-[OfflineIMAP](http://offlineimap.org/) is for IMAP.
+`OfflineIMAP <http://offlineimap.org/>`_ is for IMAP.
 
 ## How to use
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3db17bb..6c57fac 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ setup(
     author_email='markus@unterwaditzer.net',
     url='https://github.com/untitaker/vdirsyncer',
     description='A syncronization tool for vdir',
-    long_description=open('README.md').read(),
+    long_description=open('README.rst').read(),
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
     entry_points={