diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0424c85e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pygame
+ppb-vector
+dataclasses; python_version < "3.7"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7d3052fb..86c97b8c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,16 +5,15 @@ def readme():
     with open('README.md') as file:
         return file.read()
 
+def requirements():
+    with open('requirements.txt') as file:
+        return [line.strip() for line in file]
 
 setup(
     name='ppb',
     version='0.5.0',
     packages=['ppb', 'ppb.systems'],
-    install_requires=[
-        'pygame',
-        'ppb-vector',
-        'dataclasses; python_version < "3.7"'
-    ],
+    install_requires=requirements(),
     python_requires=">=3.6",
     url='https://github.com/ppb/pursuedpybear',
     license='Artistic-2.0',