diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f6213b0..9bf7299 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 setup(name='z3c.jbot',
       version=version,
       description="Drop-in template overrides.",
-      long_description=open("README.txt").read() + open("CHANGES.txt").read(),
+      long_description="\n".join((open("README.txt").read(), open("CHANGES.txt").read())),
       classifiers=[
         "Framework :: Zope2",
         "Framework :: Zope3",