diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a94cf1a..4d00044 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -440,9 +440,9 @@ if (BUILD_PACKAGING)
   set (CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR       "${PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}")
   set (CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH       "${PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}")
   set (CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "A commandline flags library that allows for distributed flags.")
-  set (CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_WELCOME       "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/README.md")
+  set (CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_WELCOME       "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/README.txt")
   set (CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE       "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/COPYING.txt")
-  set (CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/README.md")
+  set (CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/README.txt")
   set (CPACK_INSTALL_PREFIX              "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
   set (CPACK_OUTPUT_FILE_PREFIX          packages)
   set (CPACK_PACKAGE_RELOCATABLE         TRUE)