diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@
 version.txt
 /resources/repo-linux-to-load.ini
 /resources/repo-to-load.ini
+build/
+dist/
diff --git a/README b/README.md
rename from README
rename to README.md
--- a/README
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+swh-loader-git
+==============
+
 The Software Heritage Git Loader is a tool and a library to walk a local
 Git repository and inject into the SWH dataset all contained files that
 weren't known before.
 
 License
-=======
+-------
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
@@ -19,10 +22,9 @@
 License along with this program.
 
 Dependencies
-============
+------------
 
-Runtime
--------
+### Runtime
 
 -   python3
 -   python3-dulwich
@@ -32,27 +34,26 @@
 -   python3-swh.storage
 -   python3-swh.scheduler
 
-Test
-----
+### Test
 
 -   python3-nose
 
 Requirements
-============
+------------
 
 -   implementation language, Python3
 -   coding guidelines: conform to PEP8
 -   Git access: via dulwich
 
 Configuration
-=============
+-------------
 
 You can run the loader or the updater directly by calling:
 ```
 python3 -m swh.loader.git.{loader,updater}
 ```
 
-## Location
+### Location
 
 Both tools expect a configuration file.
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@
 
 Note: Will call that location $SWH_CONFIG_PATH
 
-## Configuration sample
+### Configuration sample
 
 $SWH_CONFIG_PATH/loader/git-{loader,updater}.yml:
 ```
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
 #!/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
 
 import os
 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(name=None):
     if name:
@@ -26,6 +39,8 @@
 setup(
     name='swh.loader.git',
     description='Software Heritage git loader',
+    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/DLDG/',
@@ -36,4 +51,16 @@
     extras_require={'testing': parse_requirements('test')},
     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-loader-git',
+    },
 )