diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2b40afff..330ef770 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,49 @@
+[metadata]
+name = osc
+version = attr: osc.__version__
+description = openSUSE commander
+long_description = Command-line client for the Open Build Service
+keywords = openSUSE, SUSE, RPM, build, buildservice, command-line
+license = GPLv2+
+url = http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:OSC
+download_url = https://github.com/openSUSE/osc
+author = openSUSE project
+author_email = opensuse-buildservice@opensuse.org
+classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
+    Environment :: Console
+    Intended Audience :: Developers
+    Intended Audience :: Information Technology
+    Intended Audience :: System Administrators
+    License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v2 or later (GPLv2+)
+    Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X
+    Operating System :: POSIX :: BSD :: FreeBSD
+    Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
+    Programming Language :: Python
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+    Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools
+    Topic :: System :: Archiving :: Packaging
+
+[options]
+packages =
+    osc
+    osc.util
+install_requires =
+    cryptography
+    # rpm is not available on pip, install a matching package manually prior installing osc
+    rpm
+    urllib3
+
+[options.entry_points]
+console_scripts =
+    osc = osc.babysitter:main
+
 [flake8]
 exclude = .git,__pycache__
 max-line-length = 120
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6edfd149..a955cbdb 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,78 +3,6 @@
 
 import setuptools
 
-import osc.core
 
-
-with open("README.md") as fh:
-    lines = fh.readlines()
-    while lines:
-        line = lines[0].strip()
-        if not line or line.startswith("["):
-            # skip leading empty lines
-            # skip leading lines with links to badges
-            lines.pop(0)
-            continue
-        break
-    long_description = "".join(lines)
-
-cmdclass = {
-}
-
-# keep build deps minimal and be tolerant to missing sphinx
-# that is not needed during package build
-try:
-    import sphinx.setup_command
-    cmdclass['build_doc'] = sphinx.setup_command.BuildDoc
-except ImportError:
-    pass
-
-
-setuptools.setup(
-    name='osc',
-    version=osc.core.__version__,
-    description='openSUSE commander',
-    long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type="text/plain",
-    author='openSUSE project',
-    author_email='opensuse-buildservice@opensuse.org',
-    license='GPLv2+',
-    platforms=['Linux', 'MacOS X', 'FreeBSD'],
-    keywords=['openSUSE', 'SUSE', 'RPM', 'build', 'buildservice'],
-    url='http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:OSC',
-    download_url='https://github.com/openSUSE/osc',
-    packages=['osc', 'osc.util'],
-    install_requires=['cryptography', 'urllib3'],
-    extras_require={
-       'RPM signature verification': ['rpm'],
-    },
-    entry_points={
-      'console_scripts': [
-          'osc=osc.babysitter:main'
-          ],
-    },
-    classifiers=[
-        "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
-        "Environment :: Console",
-        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-        "Intended Audience :: Information Technology",
-        "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v2 or later (GPLv2+)",
-        "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X",
-        "Operating System :: POSIX :: BSD :: FreeBSD",
-        "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
-        "Programming Language :: Python",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
-        "Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools",
-        "Topic :: System :: Archiving :: Packaging",
-    ],
-    # Override certain command classes with our own ones
-    cmdclass=cmdclass,
-    test_suite="tests",
-)
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    setuptools.setup()