diff --git a/cuda_py/DESCRIPTION.rst b/cuda_py/DESCRIPTION.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b9d3ff5..00000000
--- a/cuda_py/DESCRIPTION.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# `cuda.py`: (experimental) pythonic CUDA module
-
-Currently under active development.
diff --git a/cuda_py/pyproject.toml b/cuda_py/pyproject.toml
index 068cd84a..1958dad6 100644
--- a/cuda_py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cuda_py/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ packages = ["cuda", "cuda.py"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
 version = { attr = "cuda.py._version.__version__" }
-readme = { file = ["DESCRIPTION.rst"], content-type = "text/x-rst" }
+readme = { file = ["README.md"], content-type = "text/markdown" }