diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8fadb3297..1801ffd36 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ authors = [
     "Sean Bowe <ewillbefull@gmail.com>",
     "Jack Grigg <jack@z.cash>",
 ]
+readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT/Apache-2.0"
 
 description = "Pairing-friendly elliptic curve library"