diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 746b82f..dc7cbf1 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ references:
 
         declare -a FILES=(
           "setup.py"
+          "setup.cfg"
           "pyproject.toml"
           "all-requirements.txt"
         )
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d6bb139..164340e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,71 @@
+[metadata]
+name = sr.tools
+version = attr: sr.tools.__version__
+description = attr: sr.tools.__description__
+keywords = sr student robotics tools utilities utils
+url = https://github.com/srobo/tools
+project_urls =
+    Code = https://github.com/srobo/tools
+    Documentation = https://srtools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
+    Issue tracker = https://github.com/srobo/tools/issues
+long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
+long_description = file: README.rst
+author = Student Robotics
+author_email = info@studentrobotics.org
+classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
+    Environment :: Console
+    Intended Audience :: Developers
+    Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop
+    Intended Audience :: System Administrators
+    Operating System :: MacOS
+    Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
+    Operating System :: POSIX
+    Programming Language :: Python
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
+    Topic :: Utilities
+
+[options]
+include_package_data = True
+zip_safe = False
+packages = find:
+namespace_packages =
+    sr
+install_requires =
+    PyYAML >=5, <7
+    pyparsing >=2.0, <3
+    BeautifulSoup4 >=4.3, <5
+    numpy >=1.9, <2
+    requests >=2.9, <3
+    six >=1.9, <2
+    tabulate >=0.7, <1
+    xlwt-future >=0.8, <1
+
+[options.entry_points]
+console_scripts =
+    sr = sr.tools.cli:main
+
+[options.extras_require]
+cam-serial =
+    pyudev
+mcv4b-part-code =
+    pyudev
+price-graph =
+    matplotlib
+"save passwords" =
+    keyring
+
+[options.packages.find]
+exclude =
+    tests
+    tests.*
+
+
 [build_sphinx]
 builder = man
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 39b1188..55e4e32 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 from distutils.command.install_data import install_data
 from glob import glob
 
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-
-from sr.tools import __description__, __version__
+from setuptools import setup
 
 
 class install_data_with_sphinx(install_data):
@@ -20,67 +18,11 @@ def run(self):
         install_data.run(self)
 
 
-with open('README.rst') as file:
-    long_description = file.read()
-
 setup(
-    name='sr.tools',
-    version=__version__,
-    keywords='sr student robotics tools utilities utils',
-    url='https://github.com/srobo/tools',
-    project_urls={
-        'Code': 'https://github.com/srobo/tools',
-        'Documentation': 'https://srtools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/',
-        'Issue tracker': 'https://github.com/srobo/tools/issues',
-    },
-    description=__description__,
-    long_description=long_description,
-    namespace_packages=['sr'],
-    packages=find_packages(exclude=['tests', 'tests.*']),
-    entry_points={
-        'console_scripts': ['sr = sr.tools.cli:main'],
-    },
-    author='Student Robotics',
-    author_email='info@studentrobotics.org',
-    install_requires=[
-        'PyYAML >=5, <7',
-        'pyparsing >=2.0, <3',
-        'BeautifulSoup4 >=4.3, <5',
-        'numpy >=1.9, <2',
-        'requests >=2.9, <3',
-        'six >=1.9, <2',
-        'tabulate >=0.7, <1',
-        'xlwt-future >=0.8, <1',
-    ],
-    extras_require={
-        'cam-serial, mcv4b-part-code': ['pyudev'],
-        'price-graph': ['matplotlib'],
-        'save passwords': ['keyring'],
-    },
-    include_package_data=True,
-    zip_safe=False,
     cmdclass={
         'install_data': install_data_with_sphinx,
     },
     data_files=[
         'docs',  # there has to be an entry for 'install_data' to run
     ],
-    classifiers=[
-        'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
-        'Environment :: Console',
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop',
-        'Intended Audience :: System Administrators',
-        'Operating System :: MacOS',
-        'Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows',
-        'Operating System :: POSIX',
-        'Programming Language :: Python',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
-        'Topic :: Utilities',
-    ],
 )