1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 66c6aa5fa..e37c348a2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ else:
 
 here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 try:
-    README = open(os.path.join(here, 'README.rst')).read()
-    CHANGES = open(os.path.join(here, 'CHANGES.txt')).read()
+    with open(os.path.join(here, 'README.txt')) as f:
+        README = f.read()
+    with open(os.path.join(here, 'CHANGES.txt')) as f:
+        CHANGES = f.read()
 except IOError:
     README = CHANGES = ''