diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 14c8b02..8ddb00f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ def gssapi_modules(lst):
     },
     description='Python GSSAPI Wrapper',
     long_description=long_desc,
+    long_description_content_type='text/x-rst',
     license='LICENSE.txt',
     url="https://github.com/pythongssapi/python-gssapi",
     python_requires=">=3.9",