diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a436f451a2a55..6febe674fb2a1 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def build_extensions(self):
         _build_ext.build_extensions(self)
 
 
-DESCRIPTION = ("Powerful data structures for data analysis, time series,"
+DESCRIPTION = ("Powerful data structures for data analysis, time series, "
                "and statistics")
 LONG_DESCRIPTION = """
 **pandas** is a Python package providing fast, flexible, and expressive data