diff --git a/dcimg.py b/dcimg.py
index 2c0fb84..601e99c 100644
--- a/dcimg.py
+++ b/dcimg.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
 
-__version__ = '0.6.0'
+__version__ = '0.6.0.post1'
 
 
 class DCIMGFile(object):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bac2f25..2a2e041 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,11 +14,15 @@ def get_version():
     raise RuntimeError('Unable to find version string in %s.' % (VERSIONFILE,))
 
 
+with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+    long_description = fh.read()
+
 setup(
     name='dcimg',
     version=get_version(),
     description='Python module to read Hamamatsu DCIMG files',
-    long_description='Python module to read Hamamatsu DCIMG files',
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     url='https://github.com/lens-biophotonics/dcimg',
 
     # Author details