diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f6c3b1cfbccbefeebee4581926a7720353595e5b..ceaac8160c12489170f55ba0f0342ace63685b93 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ def setup_package(build_ext_switch=True):
           setup_requires=install_requires + build_requires + sphinx,
           cmdclass=cmd_class,
           ext_modules=extlist,
-          long_description=long_description,
-          long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+          description=long_description,
+          description_content_type="text/markdown",
           version=version,
           packages=find_packages(),
           package_data={'wetb': ['wind/turbulence/mann_spectra_data.npy']},