diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index e7071cd..36c7103 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 include versioneer.py
 include chxtools/_version.py
 include chxtools/X-ray_database/*.dat
+include requirements.txt
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1a900b8..d4e2e08 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
     version=versioneer.get_version(),
     cmdclass=versioneer.get_cmdclass(),
     author='Brookhaven National Laboratory',
+    long_description=open('README.md').read(),
+    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     packages=find_packages(),
     package_data={'chxtools': ['X-ray_database/*.dat']},
     include_package_data=True,