Set long_description_content_type to markdown in setup.py.
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ setup(name='allennlp',
version=VERSION["VERSION"],
description='An open-source NLP research library, built on PyTorch.',
long_description = open("README.md").read(),
+ long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
classifiers=[
'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
