diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4ae80f0..0d367bf 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = dib-utils
 summary = Pieces of diskimage-builder that are useful without the rest of the project
 description-file =
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown
     README.md
 author = HP Cloud Services
 author_email = openstack-dev@lists.openstack.org