diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 63c7c9e..ebd1979 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@ ChangeLog:
 	$(CHANGELOG_CMD)
 
 dist-hook: ChangeLog INSTALL
+
+EXTRA_DIST = README.md
diff --git a/README b/README
deleted file mode 100644
index 181d46c..0000000
--- a/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-xf86-video-ast - ASpeed Technologies graphics driver for Xorg X server
-
-Please submit bugs & patches to the Xorg bugzilla:
-
-        https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=xorg
-
-All questions regarding this software should be directed at the
-Xorg mailing list:
-
-        http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg
-
-The master development code repository can be found at:
-
-        git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ast
-
-        http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ast
-
-For more information on the git code manager, see:
-
-        http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5754c05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+xf86-video-ast - ASpeed Technologies graphics driver for Xorg X server
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+All questions regarding this software should be directed at the
+Xorg mailing list:
+
+  https://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg
+
+The master development code repository can be found at:
+
+  https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ast
+
+Please submit bug reports and requests to merge patches there.
+
+For patch submission instructions, see:
+
+  https://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+