diff --git a/AUTHORS.txt b/AUTHORS.md
similarity index 100%
rename from AUTHORS.txt
rename to AUTHORS.md
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b78379e76..5d37b07f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ keyboard shortcuts, and their new VIM keystrokes.
 Authors
 -------
 
-See [AUTHORS.txt](https://github.com/JetBrains/ideavim/blob/master/AUTHORS.txt)
+See [AUTHORS.md](https://github.com/JetBrains/ideavim/blob/master/AUTHORS.md)
 for a list of authors and contributors.