diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 862fb0e167..0000000000
--- a/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,189 +0,0 @@
-# [Django REST framework][docs]
-
-[![build-status-image]][travis]
-[![coverage-status-image]][codecov]
-[![pypi-version]][pypi]
-
-**Awesome web-browsable Web APIs.**
-
-Full documentation for the project is available at [http://www.django-rest-framework.org][docs].
-
----
-
-**Note**: We have now released Django REST framework 3.3. For older codebases you may want to refer to the version 2.4.4 [source code][2.4-code], and [documentation][2.4-docs].
-
-For more details see the 3.3 [announcement][3.3-announcement] and [release notes][3.3-release-notes].
-
----
-
-# Overview
-
-Django REST framework is a powerful and flexible toolkit for building Web APIs.
-
-Some reasons you might want to use REST framework:
-
-* The [Web browsable API][sandbox] is a huge usability win for your developers.
-* [Authentication policies][authentication] including optional packages for [OAuth1a][oauth1-section] and [OAuth2][oauth2-section].
-* [Serialization][serializers] that supports both [ORM][modelserializer-section] and [non-ORM][serializer-section] data sources.
-* Customizable all the way down - just use [regular function-based views][functionview-section] if you don't need the [more][generic-views] [powerful][viewsets] [features][routers].
-* [Extensive documentation][docs], and [great community support][group].
-
-There is a live example API for testing purposes, [available here][sandbox].
-
-**Below**: *Screenshot from the browsable API*
-
-![Screenshot][image]
-
-# Requirements
-
-* Python (2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5)
-* Django (1.7, 1.8, 1.9)
-
-# Installation
-
-Install using `pip`...
-
- pip install djangorestframework
-
-Add `'rest_framework'` to your `INSTALLED_APPS` setting.
-
- INSTALLED_APPS = (
- ...
- 'rest_framework',
- )
-
-# Example
-
-Let's take a look at a quick example of using REST framework to build a simple model-backed API for accessing users and groups.
-
-Startup up a new project like so...
-
- pip install django
- pip install djangorestframework
- django-admin.py startproject example .
- ./manage.py migrate
- ./manage.py createsuperuser
-
-
-Now edit the `example/urls.py` module in your project:
-
-```python
-from django.conf.urls import url, include
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-from rest_framework import serializers, viewsets, routers
-
-# Serializers define the API representation.
-class UserSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
- class Meta:
- model = User
- fields = ('url', 'username', 'email', 'is_staff')
-
-
-# ViewSets define the view behavior.
-class UserViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
- queryset = User.objects.all()
- serializer_class = UserSerializer
-
-
-# Routers provide a way of automatically determining the URL conf.
-router = routers.DefaultRouter()
-router.register(r'users', UserViewSet)
-
-
-# Wire up our API using automatic URL routing.
-# Additionally, we include login URLs for the browsable API.
-urlpatterns = [
- url(r'^', include(router.urls)),
- url(r'^api-auth/', include('rest_framework.urls', namespace='rest_framework'))
-]
-```
-
-We'd also like to configure a couple of settings for our API.
-
-Add the following to your `settings.py` module:
-
-```python
-INSTALLED_APPS = (
- ... # Make sure to include the default installed apps here.
- 'rest_framework',
-)
-
-REST_FRAMEWORK = {
- # Use Django's standard `django.contrib.auth` permissions,
- # or allow read-only access for unauthenticated users.
- 'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': [
- 'rest_framework.permissions.DjangoModelPermissionsOrAnonReadOnly'
- ]
-}
-```
-
-That's it, we're done!
-
- ./manage.py runserver
-
-You can now open the API in your browser at `http://127.0.0.1:8000/`, and view your new 'users' API. If you use the `Login` control in the top right corner you'll also be able to add, create and delete users from the system.
-
-You can also interact with the API using command line tools such as [`curl`](http://curl.haxx.se/). For example, to list the users endpoint:
-
- $ curl -H 'Accept: application/json; indent=4' -u admin:password http://127.0.0.1:8000/users/
- [
- {
- "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8000/users/1/",
- "username": "admin",
- "email": "admin@example.com",
- "is_staff": true,
- }
- ]
-
-Or to create a new user:
-
- $ curl -X POST -d username=new -d email=new@example.com -d is_staff=false -H 'Accept: application/json; indent=4' -u admin:password http://127.0.0.1:8000/users/
- {
- "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8000/users/2/",
- "username": "new",
- "email": "new@example.com",
- "is_staff": false,
- }
-
-# Documentation & Support
-
-Full documentation for the project is available at [http://www.django-rest-framework.org][docs].
-
-For questions and support, use the [REST framework discussion group][group], or `#restframework` on freenode IRC.
-
-You may also want to [follow the author on Twitter][twitter].
-
-# Security
-
-If you believe you’ve found something in Django REST framework which has security implications, please **do not raise the issue in a public forum**.
-
-Send a description of the issue via email to [rest-framework-security@googlegroups.com][security-mail]. The project maintainers will then work with you to resolve any issues where required, prior to any public disclosure.
-
-[build-status-image]: https://secure.travis-ci.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework.svg?branch=master
-[travis]: http://travis-ci.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework?branch=master
-[coverage-status-image]: https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/master.svg
-[codecov]: http://codecov.io/github/tomchristie/django-rest-framework?branch=master
-[pypi-version]: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/djangorestframework.svg
-[pypi]: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/djangorestframework
-[twitter]: https://twitter.com/_tomchristie
-[group]: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/django-rest-framework
-[sandbox]: http://restframework.herokuapp.com/
-
-[oauth1-section]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/authentication/#django-rest-framework-oauth
-[oauth2-section]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/authentication/#django-oauth-toolkit
-[serializer-section]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/serializers/#serializers
-[modelserializer-section]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/serializers/#modelserializer
-[functionview-section]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/views/#function-based-views
-[generic-views]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/generic-views/
-[viewsets]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/viewsets/
-[routers]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/routers/
-[serializers]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/serializers/
-[authentication]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/authentication/
-[image]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/img/quickstart.png
-
-[docs]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/
-[security-mail]: mailto:rest-framework-security@googlegroups.com
-[2.4-code]: https://github.com/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/tree/version-2.4.x
-[2.4-docs]: http://tomchristie.github.io/rest-framework-2-docs/
-[3.3-announcement]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/topics/3.3-announcement/
-[3.3-release-notes]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/topics/release-notes/#33x-series
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f4fe0d936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+`Django REST framework `__
+=================================================================
+
+|build-status-image| |coverage-status-image| |pypi-version|
+
+**Awesome web-browsable Web APIs.**
+
+Full documentation for the project is available at
+`http://www.django-rest-framework.org `__.
+
+--------------
+
+**Note**: We have now released Django REST framework 3.3. For older
+codebases you may want to refer to the version 2.4.4 `source
+code `__,
+and
+`documentation `__.
+
+For more details see the 3.3
+`announcement `__
+and `release
+notes `__.
+
+--------------
+
+Overview
+========
+
+Django REST framework is a powerful and flexible toolkit for building
+Web APIs.
+
+Some reasons you might want to use REST framework:
+
+- The `Web browsable API `__ is a
+ huge usability win for your developers.
+- `Authentication
+ policies `__
+ including optional packages for
+ `OAuth1a `__
+ and
+ `OAuth2 `__.
+- `Serialization `__
+ that supports both
+ `ORM `__
+ and
+ `non-ORM `__
+ data sources.
+- Customizable all the way down - just use `regular function-based
+ views `__
+ if you don't need the
+ `more `__
+ `powerful `__
+ `features `__.
+- `Extensive documentation `__,
+ and `great community
+ support `__.
+
+There is a live example API for testing purposes, `available
+here `__.
+
+**Below**: *Screenshot from the browsable API*
+
+.. figure:: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/img/quickstart.png
+ :alt: Screenshot
+
+ Screenshot
+
+Requirements
+============
+
+- Python (2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5)
+- Django (1.7, 1.8, 1.9)
+
+Installation
+============
+
+Install using ``pip``...
+
+::
+
+ pip install djangorestframework
+
+Add ``'rest_framework'`` to your ``INSTALLED_APPS`` setting.
+
+.. code:: python
+
+ INSTALLED_APPS = (
+ ...
+ 'rest_framework',
+ )
+
+Example
+=======
+
+Let's take a look at a quick example of using REST framework to build a
+simple model-backed API for accessing users and groups.
+
+Startup up a new project like so...
+
+::
+
+ pip install django
+ pip install djangorestframework
+ django-admin.py startproject example .
+ ./manage.py migrate
+ ./manage.py createsuperuser
+
+Now edit the ``example/urls.py`` module in your project:
+
+.. code:: python
+
+ from django.conf.urls import url, include
+ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+ from rest_framework import serializers, viewsets, routers
+
+ # Serializers define the API representation.
+ class UserSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+ class Meta:
+ model = User
+ fields = ('url', 'username', 'email', 'is_staff')
+
+
+ # ViewSets define the view behavior.
+ class UserViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+ queryset = User.objects.all()
+ serializer_class = UserSerializer
+
+
+ # Routers provide a way of automatically determining the URL conf.
+ router = routers.DefaultRouter()
+ router.register(r'users', UserViewSet)
+
+
+ # Wire up our API using automatic URL routing.
+ # Additionally, we include login URLs for the browsable API.
+ urlpatterns = [
+ url(r'^', include(router.urls)),
+ url(r'^api-auth/', include('rest_framework.urls', namespace='rest_framework'))
+ ]
+
+We'd also like to configure a couple of settings for our API.
+
+Add the following to your ``settings.py`` module:
+
+.. code:: python
+
+ INSTALLED_APPS = (
+ ... # Make sure to include the default installed apps here.
+ 'rest_framework',
+ )
+
+ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
+ # Use Django's standard `django.contrib.auth` permissions,
+ # or allow read-only access for unauthenticated users.
+ 'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': [
+ 'rest_framework.permissions.DjangoModelPermissionsOrAnonReadOnly'
+ ]
+ }
+
+That's it, we're done!
+
+::
+
+ ./manage.py runserver
+
+You can now open the API in your browser at ``http://127.0.0.1:8000/``,
+and view your new 'users' API. If you use the ``Login`` control in the
+top right corner you'll also be able to add, create and delete users
+from the system.
+
+You can also interact with the API using command line tools such as
+`curl `__. For example, to list the users
+endpoint:
+
+::
+
+ $ curl -H 'Accept: application/json; indent=4' -u admin:password http://127.0.0.1:8000/users/
+ [
+ {
+ "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8000/users/1/",
+ "username": "admin",
+ "email": "admin@example.com",
+ "is_staff": true,
+ }
+ ]
+
+Or to create a new user:
+
+::
+
+ $ curl -X POST -d username=new -d email=new@example.com -d is_staff=false -H 'Accept: application/json; indent=4' -u admin:password http://127.0.0.1:8000/users/
+ {
+ "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8000/users/2/",
+ "username": "new",
+ "email": "new@example.com",
+ "is_staff": false,
+ }
+
+Documentation & Support
+=======================
+
+Full documentation for the project is available at
+`http://www.django-rest-framework.org `__.
+
+For questions and support, use the `REST framework discussion
+group `__,
+or ``#restframework`` on freenode IRC.
+
+You may also want to `follow the author on
+Twitter `__.
+
+Security
+========
+
+If you believe you’ve found something in Django REST framework which has
+security implications, please **do not raise the issue in a public
+forum**.
+
+Send a description of the issue via email to
+rest-framework-security@googlegroups.com. The project maintainers will
+then work with you to resolve any issues where required, prior to any
+public disclosure.
+
+.. |build-status-image| image:: https://secure.travis-ci.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework.svg?branch=master
+ :target: http://travis-ci.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework?branch=master
+.. |coverage-status-image| image:: https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/master.svg
+ :target: http://codecov.io/github/tomchristie/django-rest-framework?branch=master
+.. |pypi-version| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/djangorestframework.svg
+ :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/djangorestframework