diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index d100b932bbafc..ed26209d369d4 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 universal = 1
 
 [metadata]
-description-file = README.md
+description_file = README.md