diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6944a90..77606c7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-"""Setup file for bruteforce package."""
+"""Ising: a Python package for exactly solving abritrary Ising model instances using exhaustive search."""
+
 from setuptools import find_packages # pylint: disable=unused-import
 from numpy.distutils.core import setup, Extension
 from numpy.distutils.log import set_verbosity
@@ -6,6 +7,9 @@
 
 set_verbosity(1)
 
+with open('README.rst') as readme:
+    LONG_DESCRIPTION = readme.read()
+
 CPU_SEARCH_EXT = Extension('isingcpu',
                            extra_compile_args=['-fPIC',
                                                '-fopenmp',
@@ -35,6 +39,8 @@
 setup(
     use_scm_version=True,
     name='ising',
+    description=__doc__,
+    long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
     cmdclass={'build_ext': BuildExtCommand},
     setup_requires=['setuptools_scm'],
     install_requires=['numpy>=0.16.0', 'psutil', 'progressbar2', 'future'],