diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml b/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
index 03a777697..bb2f3527f 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
 dynamic = [
     "version"
 ]
+readme = "README.md"
 
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
 deltachat_rpc_client = [