diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 835d01a..c1ff0c5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ def run(self):
     version=about['__version__'],
     description=DESCRIPTION,
     long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     author=AUTHOR,
     author_email=EMAIL,
     license='MIT',