diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ec2b84b1f3..736dc578ed 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 name = "netgen_occt"
 version = "0.0.6"
 description="Open CASCADE Technology libraries, used by Netgen Mesher"
+description-file="README.txt"
+long-description-content-type = "text/plain"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 classifiers = [
   "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Lesser General Public License v2 or later (LGPLv2+)"