diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c9f1fe4bb1135..12995ec18fa7a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ exclude = ["assets/**/*", "tools/**/*", ".github/**/*", "crates/**/*"]
 homepage = "https://bevyengine.org"
 keywords = ["game", "engine", "gamedev", "graphics", "bevy"]
 license = "MIT"
+readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy"
 
 [workspace]