diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3287428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Inside of setup.cfg
+[metadata]
+description-file = README.md
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 95aef0e..25d8b17 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
+with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
+    long_description = fh.read()
+
 setup(
     name='Pyrebase',
     version='3.0.27',
@@ -7,6 +10,8 @@
     description='A simple python wrapper for the Firebase API',
     author='James Childs-Maidment',
     license='MIT',
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     classifiers=[
         'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',