diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@
 .eggs/
 __pycache__
 *.egg-info/
-version.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+build/
+dist/
+version.txt
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+swh-journal
+===========
+
+Persistent logger of changes to the archive, with publish-subscribe support.
+
+See the
+[documentation](https://docs.softwareheritage.org/devel/swh-journal/index.html#software-heritage-journal)
+for more details.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright (C) 2015-2018  The Software Heritage developers
+# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
+from os import path
+from io import open
+
+here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
+
+# Get the long description from the README file
+with open(path.join(here, 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    long_description = f.read()
+
 
 def parse_requirements():
     requirements = []
@@ -12,16 +27,31 @@
                 requirements.append(line)
     return requirements
 
+
 setup(
     name='swh.journal',
     description='Software Heritage Journal utilities',
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     author='Software Heritage developers',
     author_email='swh-devel@inria.fr',
     url='https://forge.softwareheritage.org/diffusion/DJNL/',
-    packages=find_packages(),  # packages's modules
-    scripts=[],   # scripts to package
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    scripts=[],
     install_requires=parse_requirements(),
     setup_requires=['vcversioner'],
     vcversioner={},
     include_package_data=True,
+    classifiers=[
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+        "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
+    ],
+    project_urls={
+        'Bug Reports': 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/maniphest',
+        'Funding': 'https://www.softwareheritage.org/donate',
+        'Source': 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/swh-core',
+    },
 )