diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7e5e6b1c4..eec71c990 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -98,6 +98,6 @@ def find_meta(meta):
     ],
     description=find_meta("description"),
     long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type="text/restructedtext",
+    long_description_content_type="text/x-rst",
     classifiers=CLASSIFIERS
 )