diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 2309722..fd0fd6c 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 wheel
+pandoc==1.0.0-alpha.3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8f515b1..d31b990 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ DESCRIPTION = docstrings[0]
 # Extract name and e-mail ("Firstname Lastname <mail@example.org>")
 AUTHOR, EMAIL = re.match(r'(.*) <(.*)>', AUTHOR_EMAIL).groups()
 
+try:
+    from pypandoc import convert
+    read_md = lambda f: convert(f, 'rst')
+except ImportError:
+    print('warning: pypandoc module not found, could not convert '
+          'Markdown to RST')
+    read_md = lambda f: open(f, 'r').read()
+
 CLASSIFIERS = [
     'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
     'Environment :: Console',
@@ -68,6 +76,7 @@ CLASSIFIERS = [
 setup(name=PACKAGE,
       version=VERSION,
       description=DESCRIPTION,
+      long_description=read_md('README.md'),
       author=AUTHOR,
       author_email=EMAIL,
       license=LICENSE,