diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fc6ba764..0c475bd1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ def read(fname):
     download_url='',
     packages=find_packages(),
     long_description=read('README.md'),
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     python_requires=">=3.7",
     classifiers=[
         'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',