diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43c098c..a510116 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 [![ReleaseVersion](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/northstar?color=limegreen)](https://pypi.org/project/northstar/)
 [![FOSSA Status](https://app.fossa.io/api/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2Fiosonofabio%2Fnorthstar.svg?type=shield)](https://app.fossa.io/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2Fiosonofabio%2Fnorthstar?ref=badge_shield)
 [![Documentation Status](https://readthedocs.org/projects/northstar/badge/?version=latest)](https://northstar.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest)
-<!--
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 ![Logo](docs/_static/logo.png)
 # northstar
diff --git a/northstar/_version.py b/northstar/_version.py
index 779733f..63fe829 100644
--- a/northstar/_version.py
+++ b/northstar/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e7b4878..c74c33d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 
 def read(fname):
-    with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname)) as f:
+    this_directory = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+    with open(os.path.join(this_directory, fname)) as f:
         out = f.read()
     return out
 
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ def update_version():
     return ver
 
 
+def get_readme():
+    return read('README.md')
+
+
 setup(
     name="northstar",
     version=update_version(),
@@ -24,11 +29,8 @@ def update_version():
     keywords="graph semi-supervised",
     url="https://github.com/northstaratlas/northstar",
     packages=['northstar'] + ['northstar.' + s for s in find_packages(where='northstar')],
-    long_description='''
-    Cell type annotation guided by cell atlases, with freedom to be queer.
-
-    See https://github.com/northstaratlas/northstar for the project's website.
-    ''',
+    long_description=get_readme(),
+    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
         "Topic :: Utilities",