diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 110aec0..62f4df6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 # Get the long description from the README file
 with open(path.join(here, 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
-    long_description = f.read()
+    long_description = f.read().replace('\r\n', '\n')
 
 setup(
     name='pySMARTS',