diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 86b81729..30aa54cb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ setup(
     version=about['__version__'],
     description=about['__description__'],
     long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     author=about['__author__'],
     author_email=about['__author_email__'],
     url=about['__url__'],