diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d5ca348..e50bbce 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ author = Andreas Schälicke, Pierre Schnizer
 author_email = andreas.schaelicke@helmholtz-berlin.de
                pierre.schnizer@helmholtz-berlin.de
 description = EPICS archiver appliance access using google protobuf
+long_description = file: README.rst
 classifiers =
 	 Development Status :: 4 - Beta
          Intended Audience :: Science/Research
          License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)
          Programming Language :: Python :: 3
          Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Physics
-
 [build-system]
 requires = setup_tools
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6cd922f..cf131e5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,4 +7,8 @@
 import protocol_buffer
 
 cmdclass = dict(build_proto_c=protocol_buffer.GenerateProtocolBuffer)
-setup(cmdclass=cmdclass)
+setup(cmdclass=cmdclass,
+      author = "Andreas Schälicke, Pierre Schnizer",
+      author_email = ("andreas.schälicke@helmholtz-berlin.de, "
+                      "pierre.schnizer@helmholtz-berlin.de")
+)