diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b14977a..6e2bd32 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     install_requires=requirements,
     license="MIT license",
     long_description=readme,
+    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     include_package_data=True,
     keywords=['archiving', 'data lifecycle', 'research'],
     name='project-archiver',