diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 26f8c5b..87e3e21 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     version=airstorm.__version__,
     description="A Python ORM for Airtable.",
     long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     url="https://github.com/playsthetic/airstorm",
     author=airstorm.__author__,
     author_email=airstorm.__email__,