diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a0a95e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+
+[metadata]
+name = rattail-nationbuilder
+version = attr: rattail_nationbuilder.__version__
+author = Lance Edgar
+author_email = lance@edbob.org
+url = https://rattailproject.org/
+license = GNU GPL v3
+description = Rattail integration package for NationBuilder
+long_description = file: README.md
+classifiers =
+        Development Status :: 4 - Beta
+        Intended Audience :: Developers
+        License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)
+        Natural Language :: English
+        Operating System :: OS Independent
+        Programming Language :: Python
+        Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+        Topic :: Office/Business
+        Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
+
+
+[options]
+install_requires =
+        rattail
+
+packages = find:
+include_package_data = True
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5a98af3..db55b4b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,48 +24,6 @@
 rattail-nationbuilder setup script
 """
 
-import os
-from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+from setuptools import setup
 
-
-here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-exec(open(os.path.join(here, 'rattail_nationbuilder', '_version.py')).read())
-README = open(os.path.join(here, 'README.md')).read()
-
-
-setup(
-    name = "rattail-nationbuilder",
-    version = __version__,
-    author = "Lance Edgar",
-    author_email = "lance@edbob.org",
-    url = "https://rattailproject.org/",
-    license = "GNU GPL v3",
-    description = "Rattail integration package for NationBuilder",
-    long_description = README,
-
-    classifiers = [
-        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)',
-        'Natural Language :: English',
-        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-        'Programming Language :: Python',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Topic :: Office/Business',
-        'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
-    ],
-
-    install_requires = [
-        'rattail',
-
-        # TODO: these may be needed to build/release package
-        #'build',
-        #'invoke',
-        #'twine',
-    ],
-    packages = find_packages(),
-    include_package_data = True,
-
-    entry_points = {
-    },
-)
+setup()