diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 42f363d5f..779fc04c2 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ def get_version(*file_paths):
     name='XBlock',
     version=VERSION,
     description='XBlock Core Library',
+    long_description=open('README.rst').read(),
+    long_description_content_type='text/x-rst',
     packages=[
         'xblock',
         'xblock.django',