diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bce4882..a6571c9 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ setuptools.setup(
         "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Lesser General Public License v3 or later (LGPLv3+)",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     ],
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
     install_requires = ['neohubapi'],
     keywords = ['neohub', 'heatmiser'],