diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4a45710109776c3551097b85529d48ea38e47c57..37fd44f961e3880ba1fbf425ab4c743e552c1969 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ buildnml:
   script:
     - nmlc feditownnames.nml
     - cp LICENSE license.txt
-    - cp README.md readme.txt
     - tar cvzf feditownnames.tar.gz feditownnames.grf license.txt readme.txt
   artifacts:
     paths:
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d24ee5b2b57cc4f8b2b5f38ef1fbe45ca3d6586e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a NewGRF that adds a town names pack that includes the names of various people from the Fediverse, and some other stuff. :3