diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c387d84a33e2..020a75740e97 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [metadata]
 license_file = LICENSE
-description-file = README.md
+description_file = README.md
 
 
 [tool:pytest]