diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0e66ace..554d5aa 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ class build_py(_build_py):
         generateProtobuf('src/protobuf/BaseTypes.proto')
         _build_py.run(self)
 
+with open('README.md', 'r') as f:
+    longDescription = f.read()
+
 setup(
     name = 'Arrival MANager',
     version = '0.1.0',
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ setup(
     ],
     namespace_packages = [ 'aman' ],
     description = 'AMAN optimization backend',
+    long_description = longDescription,
     author = 'Sven Czarnian',
     author_email = 'devel@svcz.de',
     license = 'GPLv3',