diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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index a213312..0000000
--- a/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-frozendict
-==========
-
-`frozendict` is an immutable wrapper around dictionaries that implements the
-complete mapping interface. It can be used as a drop-in replacement for
-dictionaries where immutability is desired.
-
-Of course, this is `python`, and you can still poke around the object's
-internals if you want.
-
-The `frozendict` constructor mimics `dict`, and all of the expected
-interfaces (`iter`, `len`, `repr`, `hash`, `getitem`) are provided.
-Note that a `frozendict` does not guarantee the immutability of its values, so
-the utility of `hash` method is restricted by usage.
-
-The only difference is that the `copy()` method of `frozendict` takes
-variable keyword arguments, which will be present as key/value pairs in the new,
-immutable copy.
-
-Example shell usage:
-
-    from frozendict import frozendict
-
-    fd = frozendict({ 'hello': 'World' })
-
-    print fd
-    # <frozendict {'hello': 'World'}>
-
-    print fd['hello']
-    # 'World'
-
-    print fd.copy(another='key/value')
-    # <frozendict {'hello': 'World', 'another': 'key/value'}>
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.rst
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rename from README.txt
rename to README.rst
index 133645e..133a0b1 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ The only difference is that the ``copy()`` method of ``frozendict`` takes
 variable keyword arguments, which will be present as key/value pairs in the new,
 immutable copy.
 
-Example shell usage::
+Example shell usage:
+
+.. code-block:: python
 
     from frozendict import frozendict
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 223d507..a006c08 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from distutils.core import setup
+from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(
     name     = 'frozendict',
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ setup(
     license  = 'MIT License',
 
     description      = 'An immutable dictionary',
-    long_description = open('README.txt').read()
+    long_description = open('README.rst').read()
 )