diff --git a/hledger.cabal b/hledger.cabal
index 92f5b1a32..a7ad189fa 100644
--- a/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger.cabal
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ extra-source-files:
   README.rst
   README2.rst
   MANUAL.markdown
-  NEWS.rst
+  NEWS.markdown
   CONTRIBUTORS.rst
   data/sample.journal
   data/sample.timelog