diff --git a/uppbox/Scripts/Scripts.upp b/uppbox/Scripts/Scripts.upp
index f99e19d5c..a1db8f868 100644
--- a/uppbox/Scripts/Scripts.upp
+++ b/uppbox/Scripts/Scripts.upp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ file
 	git-mirror,
 	idebuild,
 	Makefile,
-	readme,
+	readme.md,
 	src,
 	upgrade.sh,
 	uppdeb,
diff --git a/uppbox/Scripts/doinstall b/uppbox/Scripts/doinstall
index 7a0d7b599..34220319e 100755
--- a/uppbox/Scripts/doinstall
+++ b/uppbox/Scripts/doinstall
@@ -348,11 +348,11 @@ log_debug_info "Cleaning source code"
   rm -f  "$DESTDIR/$datadir/$package_name/uppsrc/build_info.h"
 #<end> TODO
 
-log_debug_info "Copying GCC.bm CLANG.bm" *.scd "U++ license and readme"
+log_debug_info "Copying GCC.bm CLANG.bm" *.scd "U++ license and readme.md"
   cp -p GCC.bm   "$DESTDIR/$datadir/$package_name/"
   cp -p CLANG.bm "$DESTDIR/$datadir/$package_name/"
   cp -p *.scd    "$DESTDIR/$datadir/$package_name/"
-  cp -p readme   "$DESTDIR/$docdir/$package_name/"
+  cp -p readme.md   "$DESTDIR/$docdir/$package_name/"
   cp -p uppsrc/ide/Copying "$DESTDIR/$datadir/licenses/$package_name/"
 
 fi
diff --git a/uppbox/Scripts/readme b/uppbox/Scripts/readme.md
similarity index 100%
rename from uppbox/Scripts/readme
rename to uppbox/Scripts/readme.md
diff --git a/uppbox/Scripts/src b/uppbox/Scripts/src
index e2ec76c22..c085145d9 100644
--- a/uppbox/Scripts/src
+++ b/uppbox/Scripts/src
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ cp -p ~/Scripts/Makefile ~/upp.tmp/upp
 cp -p ~/Scripts/domake ~/upp.tmp/upp
 cp -p ~/Scripts/doinstall ~/upp.tmp/upp
 cp -p ~/Scripts/function_library ~/upp.tmp/upp
-cp -p ~/Scripts/readme ~/upp.tmp/upp
+cp -p ~/Scripts/readme.md ~/upp.tmp/upp
 cp -p ~/Scripts/upp-devel.spec ~/upp.tmp/upp
 cp -p ~/Scripts/debian ~/upp.tmp/upp/buildrequires.debian
 cp -p ~/Scripts/fedora ~/upp.tmp/upp/buildrequires.fedora
diff --git a/uppbox/Scripts/upp-devel.spec b/uppbox/Scripts/upp-devel.spec
index 7da178d5d..2b64f5614 100644
--- a/uppbox/Scripts/upp-devel.spec
+++ b/uppbox/Scripts/upp-devel.spec
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ rm -fr %{buildroot}
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %license uppsrc/ide/Copying
-%doc readme
+%doc readme.md
 %{_bindir}/theide
 %{_bindir}/umk
 %{_datadir}/applications/theide.desktop