diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27a6ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+[metadata]
+license = MIT
+name = pyhmy
+keywords = Harmony, blockchain, protocol
+description = A library for interacting and working the Harmony blockchain and related codebases.
+long_description = file: README.md
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown
+author = Daniel Van Der Maden
+author_email = daniel@harmony.one
+url = http://harmony.one/
+
+[options]
+packages = find:
+use_incremental = True
+
+classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
+    Intended Audience :: Developers
+    Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools
+    License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
+
+install_requires =
+    pexpect
+    requests
+    incremental
+    eth-rlp
+    eth-account == 0.5.4
+    eth-utils
+    hexbytes
+    cytoolz
+
+setup_requires =
+    incremental
+    pytest
+    pytest-ordering
+    click
+    Twisted~=21.7.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5649319..6068493 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,45 +1,3 @@
-import pathlib
-from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+from setuptools import setup
 
-HERE = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent
-README = (HERE / "README.md").read_text()
-
-setup(
-    name='pyhmy',
-    use_incremental=True,
-    license='MIT',
-    description="A library for interacting and working the Harmony blockchain and related codebases.",
-    long_description=README,
-    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    author='Daniel Van Der Maden',
-    author_email='daniel@harmony.one',
-    url="http://harmony.one/",
-    packages=find_packages(),
-    keywords=['Harmony', 'blockchain', 'protocol'],
-    install_requires=[
-        'pexpect',
-        'requests',
-        'incremental',
-        'eth-rlp',
-        'eth-account',
-        'eth-utils',
-        'hexbytes',
-        'cytoolz'
-    ],
-    setup_requires=[
-        'incremental',
-        'pytest',
-        'pytest-ordering',
-        'click',
-        'twisted',
-    ],
-    classifiers=[
-        'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
-    ]
-)
+setup()