diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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+include LICENSE
+include README.rst
+include requirements.txt
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+from distutils.core import setup
+from pywebfinger import __version__
+
+long_description = open('README.rst').read()
+
+setup(name="python-webfinger",
+    version=str(__version__),
+    py_modules=["pywebfinger"],
+    description="Simple Python implementation of webfinger client protocol",
+    author="Jeremy Carbaugh",
+    author_email = "jcarbaugh@gmail.com",
+    license='BSD',
+    url="http://github.com/jcarbaugh/python-webfinger/",
+    long_description=long_description,
+    install_requires=["python-xrd"],
+    platforms=["any"],
+    classifiers=[
+        "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
+        "Natural Language :: English",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+        "Programming Language :: Python",
+        "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
+    ],
+)