diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 47d6488..e56c4e5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 from distutils.core import setup
 
+with open('README.rst') as file:
+    long_description = file.read()
+
 setup(
     name='testimony',
     version='0.1.0',
     url='https://github.com/sthirugn/testimony/',
     author='Suresh Thirugn',
     author_email='sthirugn@redhat.com',
-    packages=['testimony', ],
+    packages=['testimony'],
     scripts=['bin/testimony'],
-    long_description=open('README.md').read(),
+    long_description=long_description,
 )