diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ee6a5e8..bd04dc2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ def run_tests(self):
     packages=find_packages(exclude=['tests']),
     include_package_data=True,
     long_description=open('README.md').read(),
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     use_scm_version=True,
     setup_requires=['setuptools_scm'],
     install_requires=[