diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1d2d309d7..71f499f91 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = puppet-tripleo
 summary = Puppet module for OpenStack TripleO
 description-file =
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown
     README.md
 author = OpenStack
 author-email = openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org