diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8c7df6b..53f0844 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
 try:
-    with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
-        long_description = fh.read()
+    with open(path.join(here, 'README.rst'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        long_description = f.read()
 except IOError:
     long_description = 'Python module to get stock data from the Alpha Vantage Api'
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     author_email='romel.torres@gmail.com',
     license='MIT',
     description='Python module to get stock data from the Alpha Vantage Api',
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     long_description=long_description,
     classifiers=[
         'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',