diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from CHANGES
rename to CHANGES.rst
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index df18010..ab35cc6 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 include *.py *.sh
 include .coveragerc .travis.yml pytest.ini run-tests.sh
 include .editorconfig
-include README.rst CHANGES CONTRIBUTING.rst AUTHORS LICENSE MANIFEST.in
+include README.rst CHANGES.rst CONTRIBUTING.rst AUTHORS LICENSE MANIFEST.in
 include docs/*.rst docs/*.py docs/Makefile docs/requirements.txt
 include tests/*.py
 recursive-include flask_iiif *.py
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index cb2d5a4..a8db675 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ RESTful
 .. automodule:: flask_iiif.restful
     :members:
 
-.. include:: ../CHANGES
+.. include:: ../CHANGES.rst
 
 .. include:: ../CONTRIBUTING.rst