diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ce5caa5..9bf5b5d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def load_about():
     maintainer_email="fahad.khalid@arbisoft.com",
     description="Scalable, real-time analytics for Open edX",
     long_description=load_readme(),
+    long_description_content_type="text/x-rst",
     packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests*"]),
     include_package_data=True,
     python_requires=">=3.8",