diff --git a/python/paddle/README.md b/python/paddle/README.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from python/paddle/README.md
rename to python/paddle/README.rst
diff --git a/python/setup.py.in b/python/setup.py.in
index 5876ac19d46f84138a6d1c728149f0467e329b60..73c773bab494d035dacc9d122f67d365700c160e 100644
--- a/python/setup.py.in
+++ b/python/setup.py.in
@@ -511,10 +511,10 @@ else:
 
 # Log for PYPI
 if sys.version_info > (3,0):
-    with open("@PADDLE_BINARY_DIR@/python/paddle/README.md", "r", encoding='UTF-8') as f:
+    with open("@PADDLE_BINARY_DIR@/python/paddle/README.rst", "r", encoding='UTF-8') as f:
         long_description = f.read()
 else:
-    with open("@PADDLE_BINARY_DIR@/python/paddle/README.md", "r")as f:
+    with open("@PADDLE_BINARY_DIR@/python/paddle/README.rst", "r")as f:
         long_description = unicode(f.read(), 'UTF-8')
 
 with redirect_stdout():