diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 04d1f5ab..652cc7a2 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ universal = 1
 [upload_docs]
 upload-dir = doc/build/html
 
+[medatdata]
+description-file = README.rst
+