diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d41bbe5..bda83d5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ def readme():
       url='https://github.com/infrabox/cli',
       description='Command Line Interface for InfraBox',
       long_description=readme(),
+      long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
       author='infrabox',
       license='MIT',
       packages=['infraboxcli',