diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5b29d32e6..482ec5969 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ setup(
 
     description=about["__summary__"],
     long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/x-rst",
     license=about["__license__"],
     url=about["__uri__"],