diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0df04dde4..4c1875678 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 universal = 1
 
 [metadata]
-description-file = README.md
+long_description = file: README.md
 license = MIT
 
 [flake8]