diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9061bfb3dc2ee46ba065b10d0e5114b49452e18c..d66c06159d77311d88a20c4df7c94af403b06a46 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ setup(
     },
     install_requires=requirements,
     long_description=readme,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     include_package_data=True,
     keywords='flatland',
     name='flatland-rl',