diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 14255d95570bbb6c3371b7a558692183d67092f3..974fcdf586eb952907100c6174fa7f0dc29078ad 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ setup(
         "Topic :: Database :: Frontends",
         "Framework :: Flask",
     ],
-    long_description=readme + "\n\n" + history,
+    long_description=readme + os.linesep + os.linesep + history,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     keywords=keywords,
     packages=packages,