diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9e21b685..800e2330 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ def polytracker_version_string() -> str:
     name='polytracker',
     description='An LLVM-based instrumentation tool for universal taint tracking, dataflow analysis, and tracing.',
     long_description=README,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     url='https://github.com/trailofbits/polytracker',
     author='Trail of Bits',
     version=polytracker_version_string(),