diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f72694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+include LICENSE
+include README.md
+recursive-include tests Makefile test_*.py test_*.v
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 34c550e..b983c31 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,47 @@
+# package information
+[metadata]
+name = cocotbext-axi
+version = attr: cocotbext.axi.version.__version__
+description = AXI, AXI lite, and AXI stream modules for cocotb
+keywords = axi, cocotb
+author = Alex Forencich
+author_email = alex@alexforencich.com
+license = MIT
+url = https://github.com/alexforencich/cocotbext-axi
+project_urls =
+    Bug Tracker = https://github.com/alexforencich/cocotbext-axi/issues
+    Source Code = https://github.com/alexforencich/cocotbext-axi
+download_url = https://github.com/alexforencich/cocotbext-axi/tarball/master
+long_description = file: README.md
+long-description-content-type = text/markdown
+platforms = any
+classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+    Operating System :: OS Independent
+    Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
+
+[options]
+packages = find_namespace:
+python_requires = >=3.6
+install_requires =
+    cocotb
+
+[options.extras_require]
+test =
+    pytest
+    cocotb-test
+
+[options.packages.find]
+include = cocotbext.*
+
+# pytest configuration
+[tool:pytest]
+testpaths =
+    tests
+
+# tox configuration
 [tox:tox]
 envlist = py36, py37, py38, py39
 
@@ -16,7 +60,3 @@ deps =
 
 commands =
     pytest -n auto
-
-[tool:pytest]
-testpaths =
-    tests
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f92c9cb..8bf1ba9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,32 +1,2 @@
-from setuptools import setup, find_namespace_packages
-import os.path
-
-version_py = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'cocotbext', 'axi', 'version.py')
-with open(version_py, 'r') as f:
-    d = dict()
-    exec(f.read(), d)
-    version = d['__version__']
-
-with open("README.md", "r") as f:
-    long_description = f.read()
-
-setup(
-    name="cocotbext-axi",
-    author="Alex Forencich",
-    author_email="alex@alexforencich.com",
-    description="AXI modules for Cocotb",
-    long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
-    url="https://github.com/alexforencich/cocotbext-axi",
-    download_url='http://github.com/alexforencich/cocotbext-axi/tarball/master',
-    version=version,
-    packages=find_namespace_packages(include=['cocotbext.*']),
-    install_requires=['cocotb'],
-    python_requires='>=3.6',
-    classifiers=[
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
-        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-        "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Electronic Design Automation (EDA)"
-    ]
-)
+from setuptools import setup
+setup()