diff --git a/port/PyAssimp/README.md b/port/PyAssimp/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 056794fa8..000000000
--- a/port/PyAssimp/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-PyAssimp: Python bindings for libassimp
-=======================================
-
-A simple Python wrapper for Assimp using `ctypes` to access the library.
-Requires Python >= 2.6.
-
-Python 3 support is mostly here, but not well tested.
-
-Note that pyassimp is not complete. Many ASSIMP features are missing.
-
-USAGE
------
-
-### Complete example: 3D viewer
-
-`pyassimp` comes with a simple 3D viewer that shows how to load and display a 3D
-model using a shader-based OpenGL pipeline.
-
-![Screenshot](3d_viewer_screenshot.png)
-
-To use it, from within `/port/PyAssimp`:
-
-```
-$ cd scripts
-$ python ./3D-viewer <path to your model>
-```
-
-You can use this code as starting point in your applications.
-
-### Writing your own code
-
-To get started with `pyassimp`, examine the simpler `sample.py` script in `scripts/`,
-which illustrates the basic usage. All Assimp data structures are wrapped using
-`ctypes`. All the data+length fields in Assimp's data structures (such as
-`aiMesh::mNumVertices`, `aiMesh::mVertices`) are replaced by simple python
-lists, so you can call `len()` on them to get their respective size and access
-members using `[]`.
-
-For example, to load a file named `hello.3ds` and print the first
-vertex of the first mesh, you would do (proper error handling
-substituted by assertions ...):
-
-```python
-
-from pyassimp import *
-scene = load('hello.3ds')
-
-assert len(scene.meshes)
-mesh = scene.meshes[0]
-
-assert len(mesh.vertices)
-print(mesh.vertices[0])
-
-# don't forget this one, or you will leak!
-release(scene)
-
-```
-
-Another example to list the 'top nodes' in a
-scene:
-
-```python
-
-from pyassimp import *
-scene = load('hello.3ds')
-
-for c in scene.rootnode.children:
-    print(str(c))
-
-release(scene)
-
-```
-
-INSTALL
--------
-
-Install `pyassimp` by running:
-
-```
-$ python setup.py install
-```
-
-PyAssimp requires a assimp dynamic library (`DLL` on windows,
-`.so` on linux, `.dynlib` on macOS) in order to work. The default search directories 
-are:
-
-- the current directory
-- on linux additionally: `/usr/lib`, `/usr/local/lib`,
-  `/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu`
-
-To build that library, refer to the Assimp master `INSTALL`
-instructions. To look in more places, edit `./pyassimp/helper.py`.
-There's an `additional_dirs` list waiting for your entries.
-
diff --git a/port/PyAssimp/README.rst b/port/PyAssimp/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f909e2cd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/port/PyAssimp/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+PyAssimp: Python bindings for libassimp
+=======================================
+
+A simple Python wrapper for Assimp using ``ctypes`` to access the
+library. Requires Python >= 2.6.
+
+Python 3 support is mostly here, but not well tested.
+
+Note that pyassimp is not complete. Many ASSIMP features are missing.
+
+USAGE
+-----
+
+Complete example: 3D viewer
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+``pyassimp`` comes with a simple 3D viewer that shows how to load and
+display a 3D model using a shader-based OpenGL pipeline.
+
+.. figure:: 3d_viewer_screenshot.png
+   :alt: Screenshot
+
+   Screenshot
+
+To use it, from within ``/port/PyAssimp``:
+
+::
+
+    $ cd scripts
+    $ python ./3D-viewer <path to your model>
+
+You can use this code as starting point in your applications.
+
+Writing your own code
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+To get started with ``pyassimp``, examine the simpler ``sample.py``
+script in ``scripts/``, which illustrates the basic usage. All Assimp
+data structures are wrapped using ``ctypes``. All the data+length fields
+in Assimp's data structures (such as ``aiMesh::mNumVertices``,
+``aiMesh::mVertices``) are replaced by simple python lists, so you can
+call ``len()`` on them to get their respective size and access members
+using ``[]``.
+
+For example, to load a file named ``hello.3ds`` and print the first
+vertex of the first mesh, you would do (proper error handling
+substituted by assertions ...):
+
+.. code:: python
+
+
+    from pyassimp import *
+    scene = load('hello.3ds')
+
+    assert len(scene.meshes)
+    mesh = scene.meshes[0]
+
+    assert len(mesh.vertices)
+    print(mesh.vertices[0])
+
+    # don't forget this one, or you will leak!
+    release(scene)
+
+Another example to list the 'top nodes' in a scene:
+
+.. code:: python
+
+
+    from pyassimp import *
+    scene = load('hello.3ds')
+
+    for c in scene.rootnode.children:
+        print(str(c))
+
+    release(scene)
+
+INSTALL
+-------
+
+Install ``pyassimp`` by running:
+
+::
+
+    $ python setup.py install
+
+PyAssimp requires a assimp dynamic library (``DLL`` on windows, ``.so``
+on linux, ``.dynlib`` on macOS) in order to work. The default search
+directories are:
+
+-  the current directory
+-  on linux additionally: ``/usr/lib``, ``/usr/local/lib``,
+   ``/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu``
+
+To build that library, refer to the Assimp master ``INSTALL``
+instructions. To look in more places, edit ``./pyassimp/helper.py``.
+There's an ``additional_dirs`` list waiting for your entries.
diff --git a/port/PyAssimp/setup.py b/port/PyAssimp/setup.py
index 8157bf0ef..e19e497f0 100644
--- a/port/PyAssimp/setup.py
+++ b/port/PyAssimp/setup.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import os
 from distutils.core import setup
 
 def readme():
-    with open('README.md') as f:
+    with open('README.rst') as f:
         return f.read()
 
 setup(name='pyassimp',
-      version='4.1.2',
+      version='4.1.3',
       license='ISC',
       description='Python bindings for the Open Asset Import Library (ASSIMP)',
       long_description=readme(),
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ setup(name='pyassimp',
       maintainer_email='severin@guakamole.org',
       packages=['pyassimp'],
       data_files=[
-                  ('share/pyassimp', ['README.md']),
+                  ('share/pyassimp', ['README.rst']),
                   ('share/examples/pyassimp', ['scripts/' + f for f in os.listdir('scripts/')])
                  ],
       requires=['numpy']