diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index 05744fa..dae0a8e 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ release = 'stable'
 # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
 # ones.
 extensions = [
+'myst_parser',
 ]
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
@@ -59,4 +60,10 @@ html_theme = 'alabaster'
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
 # relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
 # so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
-html_static_path = ['_static']
\ No newline at end of file
+html_static_path = ['_static']
+
+source_suffix = {
+    '.rst': 'restructuredtext',
+    '.txt': 'markdown',
+    '.md': 'markdown',
+}