diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bcd7736a..d496f5ac 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       version="1.0.4",
       description="Singer.io target for loading data to Snowflake - PipelineWise compatible",
       long_description=long_description,
+      long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
       author="TransferWise",
       url='https://github.com/transferwise/pipelinewise-target-snowflake',
       classifiers=["Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only"],