diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 11aac04..7c960cf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import os
 
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
-with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
-    LONG = fh.read()
+
+# read the contents of your README file
+this_directory = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+with open(os.path.join(this_directory, 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    LONG = f.read()
 
 conf = []
 templates = []