diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c974eafa..fd8683c2 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     cmdclass=versioneer.get_cmdclass(),
     description=short_description,
     long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     author='Christoph Klein, Christopher Lee, Ellen Zhong, and Michael Shirts',
     author_email='ctk3b@virginia.edu, ctl4f@virginia.edu, edz3fz@virginia.edu, '
                  'michael.shirts@virginia.edu',