diff --git a/ckanext-theme_hft/setup.py b/ckanext-theme_hft/setup.py
index 4f5f2acadc9713debcf04d0536ad660ba59bf0fb..fdfee06e615db3b6bde893eb0a6d68f0dbf97fd8 100644
--- a/ckanext-theme_hft/setup.py
+++ b/ckanext-theme_hft/setup.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ from os import path
 
 here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
 
+# Get the long description from the relevant file
+with open(path.join(here, 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    long_description = f.read()
 
 setup(
     name='''ckanext-theme_hft''',
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ setup(
     version='0.0.1',
 
     description=''' Customized UI of CKAN of HFT Stuttgart''',
-    long_description=''' Customized UI of CKAN of HFT Stuttgart''',
+    long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
 
     # Choose your license