diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 3c6e79c..063bf4e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,39 @@
+[metadata]
+name = ezodf
+author = Manfred Moitzi
+author_email = mozman@gmx.at
+maintainer = Anton Shvein
+maintainer_email = t0hashvein@gmail.com
+license = MIT License
+description = A Python package to create/manipulate OpenDocumentFormat files.
+keywords =
+    ODF
+    OpenDocumentFormat
+    OpenOffice
+    LibreOffice
+url = https://github.com/T0ha/ezodf
+download_url = https://github.com/T0ha/ezodf/releases
+classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
+    License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+    Operating System :: OS Independent
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.2
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4
+    Intended Audience :: Developers
+    Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
+    Topic :: Office/Business :: Office Suites
+platforms = OS, Independent
+provides = ezodf
+install_requires =
+	weakrefset; python_version < "2.7"
+	lxml
+
+[options]
+packages = ezodf
+
 [bdist_wheel]
 universal=1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2ddc49d..d7adb06 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,51 +9,17 @@
 #
 
 import os
-from distutils.core import setup
+from setuptools import setup
 
 from version import VERSION
 
-AUTHOR_NAME = 'Manfred Moitzi'
-AUTHOR_EMAIL = 'mozman@gmx.at'
-
-MAINTAINER_NAME = 'Anton Shvein'
-MAINTAINER_EMAIL = 't0hashvein@gmail.com'
-
-
 def read(fname):
     try:
         return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname)).read()
     except IOError:
         return "File '%s' not found.\n" % fname
 
-setup(name='ezodf',
-      version=VERSION,
-      description='A Python package to create/manipulate OpenDocumentFormat files.',
-      author=AUTHOR_NAME,
-      url='https://github.com/T0ha/ezodf',
-      download_url='https://github.com/T0ha/ezodf/releases',
-      author_email=AUTHOR_EMAIL,
-      maintainer=MAINTAINER_NAME,
-      maintainer_email=MAINTAINER_EMAIL,
-      packages=['ezodf'],
-      provides=['ezodf'],
-      requires=['weakrefset', 'lxml'],
-      keywords=['ODF', 'OpenDocumentFormat', 'OpenOffice', 'LibreOffice'],
-      long_description=read('README.rst')+read('NEWS.rst'),
-      platforms="OS Independent",
-      license="MIT License",
-      classifiers=[
-          "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
-          "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
-          "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-          "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6",
-          "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7",
-          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.2",
-          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3",
-          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4",
-          "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-          "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
-          "Topic :: Office/Business :: Office Suites",
-      ]
-      )
+setup(
+    version=VERSION,
+    long_description=read('README.rst')+read('NEWS.rst')
+)