diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7b737e9..9a401bc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 from io import open
 
-def readme():
-    with open('README.rst', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-        return f.read()
+def read(filename):
+    with open(filename, encoding='utf-8') as file:
+        return file.read()
 
 setup(name='pyTelegramBotAPI',
       version='3.6.5',
       description='Python Telegram bot api. ',
-      long_description=readme(),
+      long_description=read('README.md'),
+      long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
       author='eternnoir',
       author_email='eternnoir@gmail.com',
       url='https://github.com/eternnoir/pyTelegramBotAPI',