diff --git a/README b/README
deleted file mode 100644
index 7703671..0000000
--- a/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-See https://github.com/blacksphere/blackmagic/wiki
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4751af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Black Magic Probe
+=================
+
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/blacksphere/blackmagic.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/blacksphere/blackmagic)
+[![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/blacksphere/blackmagic?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge)
+
+Firmware for the Black Magic Debug Probe.
+
+The Black Magic Probe is a modern, in-application debugging tool for
+embedded microprocessors. It allows you see what is going on 'inside' an
+application running on an embedded microprocessor while it executes. It is
+able to control and examine the state of the target microprocessor using a
+JTAG or Serial Wire Debugging (SWD) port and on-chip debug logic provided
+by the microprocessor. The probe connects to a host computer using a
+standard USB interface. The user is able to control exactly what happens
+using the GNU source level debugging software, GDB.
+
+See online documentation at https://github.com/blacksphere/blackmagic/wiki
+