diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1f51e157..c255f64e 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -49,10 +49,14 @@ def get_data_files():
     return data_files
 
 
+with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
+    long_description = fh.read()
+
+
 setup(name='fdroidserver',
       version='1.2a',
       description='F-Droid Server Tools',
-      long_description='README.md',
+      long_description=long_description,
       long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
       author='The F-Droid Project',
       author_email='team@f-droid.org',