diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 88234ff5c..1899f5103 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include README.md
+include README.rst
 include LICENSE
-include NEWS
+include NEWS.rst
 include Snippets/*.py
 include Snippets/README.md
 include MetaTools/*.py