diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c97cfa6665a938d488b2f281bf8b417f6ac5c81f..0d3d79b46254deed5317ac22615670460ef063e4 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -468,7 +468,8 @@ def main():
           author='C. W. Groth (CEA), M. Wimmer, '
                  'A. R. Akhmerov, X. Waintal (CEA), and others',
           author_email='authors@kwant-project.org',
-          description="Package for numerical quantum transport calculations.",
+          description=("Package for numerical quantum transport calculations "
+                       "(Python 3 version)"),
           long_description=long_description(),
           platforms=["Unix", "Linux", "Mac OS-X", "Windows"],
           url="http://kwant-project.org/",