diff --git a/subxt/Cargo.toml b/subxt/Cargo.toml
index 97f5652fe0..b189329b7a 100644
--- a/subxt/Cargo.toml
+++ b/subxt/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
 license = "GPL-3.0"
-readme = "README.md"
+readme = "../README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/subxt"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/subxt"
 homepage = "https://www.parity.io/"