diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index f7dc149f8d78997a15758351ff138c314ef02cfc..14e81e637dd404acc75ff1b340c627dbc787428f 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-include LICENSE README.rst
+include LICENSE README.md
 recursive-include doc conf.py *.rst
 recursive-include bob/tests/data *.*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00c0033933b84ce00ca32084d7ad22bb7e6c6922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+[![badge doc](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-latest-orange.svg)](https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.measure/master/sphinx/index.html)
+[![badge pipeline](https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.measure/badges/master/pipeline.svg)](https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.measure/commits/master)
+[![badge coverage](https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.measure/badges/master/coverage.svg)](https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.measure/master/coverage/)
+[![badge gitlab](https://img.shields.io/badge/gitlab-project-0000c0.svg)](https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.measure)
+
+# Experiment Evaluation Metrics for Bob
+
+This package is part of the signal-processing and machine learning toolbox
+[Bob](https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob). It contains common routines for
+assessing performance of machine learning experiments.
+
+## Installation
+
+Complete Bob's
+[installation instructions](https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/install).
+
+Then, to install this package, run:
+
+``` sh
+conda install bob.measure
+```
+
+## Contact
+
+For questions or reporting issues to this software package, contact our
+development [mailing list](https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/discuss).
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 053d9494a446de55e04b6f477a858ea945b5866b..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/README.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-.. vim: set fileencoding=utf-8 :
-.. Thu 11 Aug 14:52:51 CEST 2016
-
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-latest-orange.svg
-   :target: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.measure/master/sphinx/index.html
-.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.measure/badges/master/pipeline.svg
-   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.measure/commits/master
-.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.measure/badges/master/coverage.svg
-   :target: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.measure/master/coverage/
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/gitlab-project-0000c0.svg
-   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.measure
-
-
-=======================================
- Experiment Evaluation Metrics for Bob
-=======================================
-
-This package is part of the signal-processing and machine learning toolbox
-Bob_. It contains common routines for assessing performance of machine learning
-experiments.
-
-
-Installation
-------------
-
-Complete Bob's `installation`_ instructions. Then, to install this package,
-run::
-
-  $ conda install bob.measure
-
-
-Contact
--------
-
-For questions or reporting issues to this software package, contact our
-development `mailing list`_.
-
-
-.. Place your references here:
-.. _bob: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob
-.. _installation: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/install
-.. _mailing list: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/discuss
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 34338f2fa1f58de868269c419e99181dab80c0ea..8a57cc89cbf94eef5cc9b97951d242c89bead89d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     package-dir = {"" = "src"}
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
-    readme = {file = "README.rst"}
+    readme = {file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown"}
 
 [project.entry-points."bob.cli"]
     measure  = "bob.measure.script.measure:measure"