diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2a9acf1..6e146ea 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,36 @@
+[metadata]
+name = appdirs
+version = attr: appdirs.__version__
+description = A small Python module for determining appropriate platform-specific dirs, e.g. a "user data dir".
+long_description = file: README.rst, CHANGES.rst
+license = MIT
+author = Trent Mick
+author_email = trentm@gmail.com
+maintainer = Jeff Rouse
+maintainer_email = jr@its.to
+url = https://github.com/ActiveState/appdirs
+keywords = application, directory, log, cache, user
+classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
+    Intended Audience :: Developers
+    License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+    Operating System :: OS Independent
+    Programming Language :: Python
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
+    Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy
+    Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
+    Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
+
+[options]
+python_requires = > = 2.7, ! = 3.0.*, ! = 3.1.*, ! = 3.2.*, ! = 3.3.*, ! = 3.4.*
+py_modules = appdirs
+
 [bdist_wheel]
 universal = 1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c0ebe1b..c823345 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,58 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-import os
-# appdirs is a dependency of setuptools, so allow installing without it.
-try:
-    from setuptools import setup
-except ImportError:
-    from distutils.core import setup
-import ast
+from setuptools import setup
 
-
-def read(fname):
-    inf = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname))
-    out = "\n" + inf.read().replace("\r\n", "\n")
-    inf.close()
-    return out
-
-
-# Do not import `appdirs` yet, lest we import some random version on sys.path.
-for line in read("appdirs.py").splitlines():
-    if line.startswith("__version__"):
-        version = ast.literal_eval(line.split("=", 1)[1].strip())
-        break
-
-
-setup(
-    name='appdirs',
-    version=version,
-    description='A small Python module for determining appropriate ' + \
-        'platform-specific dirs, e.g. a "user data dir".',
-    long_description=read('README.rst') + '\n' + read('CHANGES.rst'),
-    python_requires='>=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*',
-    classifiers=[
-        'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
-        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-        'Programming Language :: Python',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython',
-        'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
-    ],
-    keywords='application directory log cache user',
-    author='Trent Mick',
-    author_email='trentm@gmail.com',
-    maintainer='Jeff Rouse',
-    maintainer_email='jr@its.to',
-    url='https://github.com/ActiveState/appdirs',
-    license='MIT',
-    py_modules=["appdirs"],
-)
+setup()