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+# BMI for Python
+
+Python bindings for the CSDMS [Basic Model Interface](https://bmi.readthedocs.io).
+
+![[DOI][doi-link]][doi-badge]
+![[Build Status][build-link]][build-badge]
+![[Build Status][anaconda-link]][anaconda-badge]
+
+[anaconda-badge]: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/bmipy/badges/version.svg
+[anaconda-link]: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/bmipy
+[build-badge]: https://github.com/csdms/bmi-python/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg
+[build-link]: https://github.com/csdms/bmi-python/actions/workflows/test.yml
+[doi-badge]: https://zenodo.org/badge/179283861.svg
+[doi-link]: https://zenodo.org/badge/latestdoi/179283861
+
+## Install
+
+Install *bmipy* with *pip*,
+
+```bash
+pip install bmipy
+```
+
+If you're using Anaconda, you can also install *bmipy*
+with conda from the *conda-forge* channel,
+
+```bash
+conda install bmipy -c conda-forge
+```
+
+To build and install *bmipy* from source,
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/csdms/bmi-python
+cd bmi-python
+pip install .
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```python
+from bmipy import Bmi
+
+
+class MyBmi(Bmi):
+
+    def initialize(self, config_file):
+        # Your implementation goes here
+```
+
+A complete sample implementation is given in the
+<https://github.com/csdms/bmi-example-python>
+repository.
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-BMI for Python
-==============
-
-Python bindings for the CSDMS `Basic Model Interface <https://bmi.readthedocs.io>`_.
-
-.. image:: https://zenodo.org/badge/179283861.svg
-    :target: https://zenodo.org/badge/latestdoi/179283861
-    :alt: DOI
-
-.. image:: https://github.com/csdms/bmi-python/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg
-    :target: https://github.com/csdms/bmi-python/actions/workflows/test.yml
-    :alt: Build Status
-
-.. image:: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/bmipy/badges/version.svg
-    :target: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/bmipy
-    :alt: Anaconda-Server Badge
-
-.. image:: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/bmipy/badges/platforms.svg
-    :target: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/bmipy
-    :alt: Anaconda-Server Badge
-
-.. image:: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/bmipy/badges/downloads.svg
-    :target: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/bmipy
-    :alt: Anaconda-Server Badge
-
-Install
--------
-
-Install *bmipy* with *pip*,
-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
-  $ pip install bmipy
-
-If you're using Anaconda, you can also install *bmipy*
-with conda from the *conda-forge* channel,
-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
-  $ conda install bmipy -c conda-forge
-
-To build and install *bmipy* from source,
-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
-  $ git clone https://github.com/csdms/bmi-python
-  $ cd bmi-python
-  $ pip install .
-
-Usage
------
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-  from bmipy import Bmi
-
-
-  class MyBmi(Bmi):
-
-      def initialize(self, config_file):
-          # Your implementation goes here
-
-A complete sample implementation is given in the
-https://github.com/csdms/bmi-example-python
-repository.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -52,12 +52,17 @@ requires = [
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic.readme]
-file = "README.rst"
-content-type = "text/x-rst"
+file = "README.md"
+content-type = "text/markdown"
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic.version]
 attr = "bmipy._version.__version__"
 
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = [
+    "src",
+]
+
 [tool.mypy]
 check_untyped_defs = true
 disallow_any_generics = true