diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8743e61d..35c973e5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     maintainer_email="faraz.maqsood@arbisoft.com",
     description="A Tutor plugin for Open edX E-Commerce",
     long_description=readme,
+    long_description_content_type="text/x-rst",
     packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests*"]),
     include_package_data=True,
     python_requires=">=3.8",