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diff --git a/setuptools/dist.py b/setuptools/dist.py
index e1510b6f..a2ca8795 100644
--- a/setuptools/dist.py
+++ b/setuptools/dist.py
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ def write_pkg_file(self, file):
if self.download_url:
file.write('Download-URL: %s\n' % self.download_url)
+ long_desc_content_type = getattr(
+ self,
+ 'long_description_content_type',
+ None
+ ) or 'UNKNOWN'
+ file.write('Description-Content-Type: %s\n' % long_desc_content_type)
+
long_desc = rfc822_escape(self.get_long_description())
file.write('Description: %s\n' % long_desc)
@@ -317,6 +324,9 @@ class Distribution(Distribution_parse_config_files, _Distribution):
self.dist_files = []
self.src_root = attrs and attrs.pop("src_root", None)
self.patch_missing_pkg_info(attrs)
+ self.long_description_content_type = _attrs_dict.get(
+ 'long_description_content_type'
+ )
# Make sure we have any eggs needed to interpret 'attrs'
if attrs is not None:
self.dependency_links = attrs.pop('dependency_links', [])