diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index 377da4c..166f70f 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/cemoktra/gin-tonic/"
 description = "core functions for gin-tonic"
 license = "MIT"
-readme = "README.md"
+readme = "../README.md"
 
 [features]
 default = []
diff --git a/derive/Cargo.toml b/derive/Cargo.toml
index d756c82..9ff230e 100644
--- a/derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/cemoktra/gin-tonic/"
 description = "derive macros for gin-tonic"
 license = "MIT"
-readme = "README.md"
+readme = "../README.md"
 
 [lib]
 proc-macro = true
diff --git a/gin/Cargo.toml b/gin/Cargo.toml
index 8d2a389..9a9a09d 100644
--- a/gin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gin/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/cemoktra/gin-tonic/"
 description = "core functionality for gin-tonic"
 license = "MIT"
-readme = "README.md"
+readme = "../README.md"
 
 [features]
 default = []