diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f007ceaf..bc4533ef 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+from pathlib import Path
+this_directory = Path(__file__).parent
+long_description = (this_directory / "README.md").read_text()
 
 setup(name='pyerrors',
       version='2.1.0+dev',
       description='Error analysis for lattice QCD',
+      long_description=long_description,
+      long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
       author='Fabian Joswig',
       author_email='fabian.joswig@ed.ac.uk',
       packages=find_packages(),