diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1ea5b09d..99ee6612 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
           version          = cfg.VERSION,
           description      = DESCRIPTION,
           long_description = LONG_DESCRIPTION,
+          long_description_content_type = 'text/x-rst',
           author           = AUTHOR,
           author_email     = AUTHOR_EMAIL,
           url              = URL,