diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0dcb1d0..f8a3afe 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 authors = ["dvkt <c@dvkt.io>"]
 license = "MIT"
 description = "a terminal gopher client designed to help you quickly navigate the gophersphere"
+readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/dvkt/phetch"
 keywords = ["gopher", "tui", "terminal"]
 exclude = [