diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d7ed46f..7f610fd 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 """Distutils installer for testtools."""
 
 from distutils.core import setup
+import os
+
 import testtools
 version = '.'.join(str(component) for component in testtools.__version__[0:3])
 phase = testtools.__version__[3]
@@ -15,11 +17,19 @@ if phase != 'final':
         # Preserve the version number but give it a revno prefix
         version = version + '~%s' % t.branch.revno()
 
+
+def get_long_description():
+    manual_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'MANUAL')
+    return open(manual_path).read()
+
+
 setup(name='testtools',
       author='Jonathan M. Lange',
       author_email='jml+testtools@mumak.net',
       url='https://launchpad.net/testtools',
       description=('Extensions to the Python standard library unit testing '
                    'framework'),
+      long_description=get_long_description(),
       version=version,
+      classifiers=["License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License"],
       packages=['testtools', 'testtools.testresult', 'testtools.tests'])