diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 597f74e..9648738 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@ def read(fname):
     install_requires=REQUIRES,
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
-    long_description=read("README.md")
+    long_description=read("README.md"),
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown"
 )