diff --git a/upip/metadata.txt b/upip/metadata.txt
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+srctype = micropython-lib
+type = module
+version = 0.1
+author = Paul Sokolovsky
+extra_modules = upip_errno, upip_gzip, upip_os, upip_os_path, upip_utarfile
+desc = Simple package manager for MicroPython.
+long_desc = Simple package manager for MicroPython, targetting to be self-hosted (but not yet there). Compatible only with packages without custom setup.py code.
diff --git a/upip/setup.py b/upip/setup.py
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+import sys
+# Remove current dir from sys.path, otherwise setuptools will peek up our
+# module instead of system.
+sys.path.pop(0)
+from setuptools import setup
+
+
+setup(name='micropython-upip',
+      version='0.1',
+      description='Simple package manager for MicroPython.',
+      long_description='Simple package manager for MicroPython, targetting to be self-hosted (but not yet there). Compatible only with packages without custom setup.py code.',
+      url='https://github.com/micropython/micropython/issues/405',
+      author='Paul Sokolovsky',
+      author_email='micro-python@googlegroups.com',
+      maintainer='MicroPython Developers',
+      maintainer_email='micro-python@googlegroups.com',
+      license='MIT',
+      py_modules=['upip', 'upip_errno', 'upip_gzip', 'upip_os', 'upip_os_path', 'upip_utarfile'])