diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fa24023..7a15a37 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
+# read the contents of your README file
+from pathlib import Path
+this_directory = Path(__file__).parent
+long_description = (this_directory / "README.md").read_text()
+
 setup(
     name='flowable.external-worker-client',
     packages=find_packages(include=['flowable.external-worker-client']),
     version='1.0.dev1',
     description='Flowable External Worker Library to connect Python code to Flowable using an external worker.',
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     author='Flowable',
     license='',
     install_requires=['requests'],