diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 54885c87..93c5066e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ ben_cairo_test.py
 media
 manim.sublime-project
 manim.sublime-workspace
+.eggs/
+build/
+dist/
+manim.egg-info/
 
 primes.py
 /media_dir.txt
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca324552
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[metadata]
+name = manim
+author = Grant Sanderson
+author-email= grant@3blue1brown.com
+summary = Animation engine for explanatory math videos
+description-file = README.md
+description-content-type = text/x-md; charset=UTF-8
+home-page = https://github.com/3b1b/manim
+project_urls =
+    Bug Tracker = https://github.com/3b1b/manim/issues
+    Documentation = https://github.com/3b1b/manim
+    Source Code = https://github.com/3b1b/manim
+license = MIT
+
+[files]
+packages = manimlib
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 301b2742..aa2d8a01 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,25 +1,8 @@
-from setuptools import setup, find_namespace_packages
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
+from setuptools import setup
 
-setup(name='manim',
-      version='0.1.0',
-      description='Animation engine for explanatory math videos',
-      author='Grant Sanderson',
-      author_email='grant@3blue1brown.com',
-      url='https://github.com/3b1b/manim',
-      license='MIT',
-      packages=find_namespace_packages(),
-      install_requires=[
-         'colour',
-         'numpy',
-         'Pillow',
-         'progressbar',
-         'scipy',
-         'tqdm',
-         'opencv-python',
-         'pycairo',
-         'pydub',
-      ],
-      scripts=['manim.py', 'stage_scenes.py'],
-      package_data={'manimlib': ['*.tex', 'files/**']},
+setup(
+    setup_requires=['pbr'],
+    pbr=True,
 )