diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bb6df15..e0b2288 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
 LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 SOFTWARE.
-```"""
+```""".strip()
 
-PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SHORT = 'Simple interpreter and stack tracer for the AMD x86-64 ABI.'
+PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SHORT = """
+Simple interpreter and stack tracer for the AMD x86-64 ABI.""".strip()
 
 
 def parse_version_file(text: str) -> str: