diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7cf9d72..8359e01 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 with open(VERSION_FILE) as version_file:
     match = re.search(r"^__version__ = ['\"]([^'\"]*)['\"]",
                       version_file.read(), re.MULTILINE)
-with open('README.rst') as readme_file:
+with open('README.md') as readme_file:
     readme = readme_file.read()
 
 if match:
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       author='Vasiliki Gkatziaki',
       author_email='vasso@wikirate.org',
       license='GPL-3.0',
-      download_url='https://github.com/wikirate/wikirate4py/archive/refs/tags/v1.2.7.tar.gz',
+      download_url='https://github.com/wikirate/wikirate4py/archive/refs/tags/v1.2.8.tar.gz',
       packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests", "examples"]),
       install_requires=[
           "requests",
diff --git a/wikirate4py/__init__.py b/wikirate4py/__init__.py
index e218961..fb20d1c 100644
--- a/wikirate4py/__init__.py
+++ b/wikirate4py/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 """
 wikirate4py Wikirate API library
 """
-__version__ = '1.2.7'
+__version__ = '1.2.8'
 __author__ = 'Vasiliki Gkatziaki'
 __license__ = 'GPL-3.0'