diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b6f6a46..1524acb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     'version': VERSION,
     'description': DESCRIPTION,
     'long_description': LONG_DESCRIPTION,
+    'long_description_content_type': 'text/markdown',
     'author': AUTHOR,
     'author_email': AUTHOR_EMAIL,
     'license': "Apache License 2.0",