diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index cb5333e..020cdb9 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+=======
 History
 =======
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6e169d1..9805120 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@
 setup(
     name="partridge",
     version=about["__version__"],
-    description="Partridge is python library for working with GTFS "
+    description="Partridge is a python library for working with GTFS "
     "feeds using pandas DataFrames.",
     long_description=readme + "\n\n" + history,
+    long_description_content_type='text/x-rst',
     author="Danny Whalen",
     author_email="daniel.r.whalen@gmail.com",
     url="https://github.com/remix/partridge",