diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 79bc678..e4b7f1a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,39 @@
+[metadata]
+name = kaitaistruct
+version = attr: kaitaistruct.__version__
+author = Kaitai Project
+author_email = greycat@kaitai.io
+url = http://kaitai.io
+description = Kaitai Struct declarative parser generator for binary data: runtime library for Python
+long_description = file: README.rst
+license = MIT
+keywords = kaitai, struct, construct, ksy, declarative, data structure, data format, file format, packet format, binary, parser, parsing, unpack, development
+classifiers = 
+    Development Status :: 4 - Beta
+    Intended Audience :: Developers
+    Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools
+    License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
+    Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy
+
+[options]
+zip_safe = True
+include_package_data = True
+py_modules = kaitaistruct
+
 [bdist_wheel]
 # This flag says that the code is written to work on both Python 2 and Python
 # 3. If at all possible, it is good practice to do this. If you cannot, you
 # will need to generate wheels for each Python version that you support.
 universal=1
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools", "wheel"]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e6ea7af..b0686fb 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,47 +1,11 @@
+import os
 from setuptools import setup
-from io import open
-from kaitaistruct import __version__
+from setuptools.config import read_configuration
 
-with open('README.rst', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-    long_description = f.read()
+this_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+cfg = read_configuration(os.path.join(this_dir, 'setup.cfg'))
+#print(cfg)
+cfg["options"].update(cfg["metadata"])
+cfg = cfg["options"]
 
-setup(
-    name='kaitaistruct',
-    version=__version__,
-    description='Kaitai Struct declarative parser generator for binary data: runtime library for Python',
-    long_description=long_description,
-    url='http://kaitai.io',
-    author='Kaitai Project',
-    author_email='greycat@kaitai.io',
-    license='MIT',
-    # See https://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers
-    classifiers=[
-        # How mature is this project? Common values are
-        #   3 - Alpha
-        #   4 - Beta
-        #   5 - Production/Stable
-        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
-
-        # Indicate who your project is intended for
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools',
-
-        # Pick your license as you wish (should match "license" above)
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
-
-        # Specify the Python versions you support here. In particular, ensure
-        # that you indicate whether you support Python 2, Python 3 or both.
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy",
-    ],
-    keywords='kaitai,struct,construct,ksy,declarative,data structure,data format,file format,packet format,binary,parser,parsing,unpack,development',
-    py_modules=["kaitaistruct"],
-)
+setup(**cfg)