diff --git a/python/README.md b/python/README.md
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..32d46ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../README.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index b52dc94..da0b92a 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 VERSION = os.environ["GITHUB_REF_NAME"].lstrip("v")
 
 
-with open("../README.md", "r") as fh:
+with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()