diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6b7289f298858b472785702a3d467ec455a8f168..075e7b2f94f2537fea3f5622a8b82cb17aec67b4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ setup_args = {
     'version': version_ns['__version__'],
     'description': 'ParaView-Web RemoteRenderer in Jupyter',
     'long_description': LONG_DESCRIPTION,
+    'long_description_content_type': 'text/markdown',
     'include_package_data': True,
     'data_files': [
         ('share/jupyter/nbextensions/pvlink', [