diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 1c803af..35e9d7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,17 @@ jobs:
           POSTGRES_DB: dataset
         ports:
         - 5432:5432
-        # needed because the postgres container does not provide a healthcheck
         options: --health-cmd pg_isready --health-interval 10s --health-timeout 5s --health-retries 5
+      mariadb:
+        image: mariadb
+        env:
+          MYSQL_USER: mariadb
+          MYSQL_PASSWORD: mariadb
+          MYSQL_DATABASE: dataset
+          MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: mariadb
+        ports:
+        - 3306:3306
+        options: --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping" --health-interval=5s --health-timeout=2s --health-retries=3
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
@@ -43,12 +52,17 @@ jobs:
         DATABASE_URI: 'postgresql+psycopg2://postgres:postgres@postgres/dataset'
       run: |
         make test
+    - name: Run MariaDB tests
+      env:
+        DATABASE_URI: 'mysql+pymysql://mariadb:mariadb@mariadb/dataset?charset=utf8'
+      run: |
+        make test
     - name: Build a distribution
       run: |
         python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
-    # - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
-    #   if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
-    #   uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
-    #   with:
-    #     user: __token__
-    #     password: ${{ secrets.pypi_password }}
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+    - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
+      if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
+      with:
+        user: __token__
+        password: ${{ secrets.pypi_password }}
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1b324ed..d636a73 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
+with open('README.md') as f:
+    long_description = f.read()
 
 setup(
     name='dataset',
     version='1.2.3',
     description="Toolkit for Python-based database access.",
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",