diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1d95526..37b99ba 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -63,9 +63,10 @@ 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 = 'This is a collection of small fetchers for personal data spread around the internet.'
+PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SHORT = """
+This is a collection of small fetchers for personal data spread around the internet.""".strip()
 
 
 def parse_version_file(text: str) -> str: