diff --git a/zulip/setup.py b/zulip/setup.py
index b17070d..d97e7f8 100755
--- a/zulip/setup.py
+++ b/zulip/setup.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import sys
 
 import itertools
 
+with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
+    long_description = fh.read()
+
 def version():
     # type: () -> str
     version_py = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "zulip", "__init__.py")
@@ -30,6 +33,8 @@ package_info = dict(
     name='zulip',
     version=version(),
     description='Bindings for the Zulip message API',
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     author='Zulip Open Source Project',
     author_email='zulip-devel@googlegroups.com',
     classifiers=[
diff --git a/zulip_bots/setup.py b/zulip_bots/setup.py
index b52da3a..7dc2ffc 100755
--- a/zulip_bots/setup.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/setup.py
@@ -23,11 +23,16 @@ if not IS_PYPA_PACKAGE:
     package_data[''].append('fixtures/*.json')
     package_data[''].append('logo.*')
 
+with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
+    long_description = fh.read()
+
 # We should be installable with either setuptools or distutils.
 package_info = dict(
     name='zulip_bots',
     version=ZULIP_BOTS_VERSION,
     description='Zulip\'s Bot framework',
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     author='Zulip Open Source Project',
     author_email='zulip-devel@googlegroups.com',
     classifiers=[
diff --git a/zulip_botserver/setup.py b/zulip_botserver/setup.py
index 1bf29ab..89d13a1 100755
--- a/zulip_botserver/setup.py
+++ b/zulip_botserver/setup.py
@@ -7,11 +7,16 @@ if False:
 
 ZULIP_BOTSERVER_VERSION = "0.6.4"
 
+with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
+    long_description = fh.read()
+
 # We should be installable with either setuptools or distutils.
 package_info = dict(
     name='zulip_botserver',
     version=ZULIP_BOTSERVER_VERSION,
     description='Zulip\'s Flask server for running bots',
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     author='Zulip Open Source Project',
     author_email='zulip-devel@googlegroups.com',
     classifiers=[