diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a8ea8514..b5d4f18f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     version=__version__,
     description='Python SDK for Optimizely X Full Stack.',
     long_description=about_text + '\n\n# Readme: \n' + README + '\n\n# Change Log: \n' + CHANGELOG,
+    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     author='Optimizely',
     author_email='developers@optimizely.com',
     url='https://github.com/optimizely/python-sdk',