diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index fd63834a..438db6f6 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS 	= -I config
 
 # extra files to include with distribution tarball
 EXTRA_DIST		= bootstrap.sh LICENSE \
- 			  README.rst ASSIGNMENT_OF_COPYRIGHT.pdf \
+ 			  README.md ASSIGNMENT_OF_COPYRIGHT.pdf \
 			  README-Xen Changelog kernel \
 			  python-prefix.py revision.sh \
 			  .version .version.date \
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ endef
 
 define fpm-daemon-rpm =
 fpm -s python -t rpm \
-	--verbose \
 	-p NAME_$1_VERSION_ARCH.rpm \
 	--python-setup-py-arguments --service=$1 \
 	-m "$(CORE_MAINTAINERS)" \
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.md
similarity index 98%
rename from README.rst
rename to README.md
index 75b6795a..e8abd335 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Building CORE
 
 To build this software you should use:
 
-```bash
+```shell
 ./bootstrap.sh
 ./configure
 make
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Being able to build documentation depends on help2man being installed.
 
 Once that has been done you can run the following commands:
 
-```bash
+```shell
 ./bootstrap.sh
 ./configure
 make html
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Install fpm
 
 Build package commands, DESTDIR is used for gui packaging only
 
-```bash
+```shell
 ./bootstrap.sh
 ./configure
 make
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ Running CORE
 
 First start the CORE services:
 
-```bash
+```shell
 sudo /etc/init.d/core-daemon start
 ```
 
 This automatically runs the core-daemon program.
 Assuming the GUI is in your PATH, run the CORE GUI by typing the following:
 
-```bash
+```shell
 core-gui
 ```