diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ffe29fc..33a79bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ python3 -m venv env
 source env/bin/activate
 
 ## Install requirements
-python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 python3 -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
 
 ## Install locally
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index c5beebb..0000000
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-click>=7.1
-pydantic[dotenv]>=1.7.3
-pystac>=0.5.6,<0.6
-pytz>=2020.5
-requests>=2.25.1
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f86a11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[metadata]
+name = planetary-computer
+version = 0.1.0
+license_file = LICENSE
+author = microsoft
+author_email = planetarycomputer@microsoft.com
+long_description = file:README.md
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown
+description = Planetary Computer SDK for Python
+
+[options]
+packages = planetary_computer
+install_requires =
+    click>=7.1
+    pydantic[dotenv]>=1.7.3
+    pystac>=0.5.6,<0.6
+    pytz>=2020.5
+    requests>=2.25.1
+
+[options.entry_points]
+console_scripts =
+    planetarycomputer = planetary_computer.scripts.cli:app
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4d6062a..6068493 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,38 +1,3 @@
-import os
-from imp import load_source
-from setuptools import setup, find_namespace_packages
-from glob import glob
-import io
+from setuptools import setup
 
-name = "planetary-computer"
-description = "Planetary Computer SDK for Python"
-
-__version__ = load_source(
-    "planetary_computer.version",
-    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
-                 "planetary_computer/version.py")).__version__
-
-here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-
-# get the dependencies and installs
-with io.open(os.path.join(here, "requirements.txt"), encoding="utf-8") as f:
-    install_requires = [line.split(" ")[0] for line in f.read().split("\n")]
-
-    # TODO: Remove. Gets around error with git dependencies.
-    install_requires = [x for x in install_requires if not x.startswith("git")]
-
-
-with open(os.path.join(here, "README.md")) as readme_file:
-    readme = readme_file.read()
-
-setup(name=name,
-      description=description,
-      version=__version__,
-      long_description=readme,
-      long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-      author="microsoft",
-      author_email="planetarycomputer@microsoft.com",
-      packages=find_namespace_packages(),
-      include_package_data=False,
-      entry_points={"console_scripts": ["planetarycomputer=planetary_computer.scripts.cli:app"]},
-      install_requires=install_requires)
+setup()