diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ad16919..6ad846b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 .idea/
 
-__pycache__/
+__pycache__
 *.pyc
 
 *.egg-info/
 build/
 dist/
-
-.pytest_cache/
-.mypy_cache/
-
-*.pickle
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b8b271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+include README.md
+include LICENSE.md
+include mem_edit/VERSION
diff --git a/mem_edit/LICENSE.md b/mem_edit/LICENSE.md
deleted file mode 120000
index 7eabdb1..0000000
--- a/mem_edit/LICENSE.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../LICENSE.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mem_edit/README.md b/mem_edit/README.md
deleted file mode 120000
index 32d46ee..0000000
--- a/mem_edit/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../README.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mem_edit/VERSION.py b/mem_edit/VERSION.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4f476e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mem_edit/VERSION.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+""" VERSION defintion. THIS FILE IS MANUALLY PARSED BY setup.py and REQUIRES A SPECIFIC FORMAT """
+__version__ = '''
+0.6
+'''.strip()
diff --git a/mem_edit/__init__.py b/mem_edit/__init__.py
index 96e5812..a4a0178 100644
--- a/mem_edit/__init__.py
+++ b/mem_edit/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ from .utils import MemEditError
 
 
 __author__ = 'Jan Petykiewicz'
-__version__ = '0.7'
+
+from .VERSION import __version__
 version = __version__       # legacy compatibility
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c10cab..0000000
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-[build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling"]
-build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-
-[project]
-name = "mem_edit"
-description = "Multi-platform library for memory editing"
-readme = "README.md"
-license = { file = "LICENSE.md" }
-authors = [
-    { name="Jan Petykiewicz", email="jan@mpxd.net" },
-    ]
-homepage = "https://mpxd.net/code/jan/mem_edit"
-repository = "https://mpxd.net/code/jan/mem_edit"
-keywords = [
-    "memory",
-    "edit",
-    "editing",
-    "ReadProcessMemory",
-    "WriteProcessMemory",
-    "proc",
-    "mem",
-    "ptrace",
-    "multiplatform",
-    "scan",
-    "scanner",
-    "search",
-    "debug",
-    "cheat",
-    "trainer",
-    ]
-classifiers = [
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
-    "Environment :: Other Environment",
-    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3",
-    "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
-    "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
-    "Topic :: Software Development",
-    "Topic :: Software Development :: Debuggers",
-    "Topic :: Software Development :: Testing",
-    "Topic :: System",
-    "Topic :: Games/Entertainment",
-    "Topic :: Utilities",
-    ]
-requires-python = ">=3.7"
-dynamic = ["version"]
-dependencies = [
-    ]
-
-[tool.hatch.version]
-path = "mem_edit/__init__.py"
-
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5a234e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+
+with open('README.md', 'rt') as f:
+    long_description = f.read()
+
+with open('mem_edit/VERSION.py', 'rt') as f:
+    version = f.readlines()[2].strip()
+
+setup(name='mem_edit',
+      version=version,
+      description='Multi-platform library for memory editing',
+      long_description=long_description,
+      long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
+      author='Jan Petykiewicz',
+      author_email='jan@mpxd.net',
+      url='https://mpxd.net/code/jan/mem_edit',
+      keywords=[
+            'memory',
+            'edit',
+            'editing',
+            'ReadProcessMemory',
+            'WriteProcessMemory',
+            'proc',
+            'mem',
+            'ptrace',
+            'multiplatform',
+            'scan',
+            'scanner',
+            'search',
+            'debug',
+            'cheat',
+            'trainer',
+      ],
+      classifiers=[
+            'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
+            'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
+            'Environment :: Other Environment',
+            'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+            'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3',
+            'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
+            'Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows',
+            'Topic :: Software Development',
+            'Topic :: Software Development :: Debuggers',
+            'Topic :: Software Development :: Testing',
+            'Topic :: System',
+            'Topic :: Games/Entertainment',
+            'Topic :: Utilities',
+      ],
+      packages=find_packages(),
+      package_data={
+          'mem_edit': []
+      },
+      install_requires=[
+            'typing',
+      ],
+      extras_require={
+      },
+      )
+