diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e40bae476..e3a17e329 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
   pypi-publish:
     name: upload release to PyPI
     needs: validate
+    if: github.event.workflow_run.head_branch != 'main'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: release
     permissions:
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 488557388..05182ab8b 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def get_tag(self):
     version=get_version(),
     description="Rewrite of the MLFlow tracking server with a focus on scalability.",
     long_description=get_long_description(),
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
     data_files=get_data_files(),