diff --git a/firecrown/version.py b/firecrown/version.py
index 552e32c2a..cdeb5ef19 100644
--- a/firecrown/version.py
+++ b/firecrown/version.py
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 
 FIRECROWN_MAJOR = 1
 FIRECROWN_MINOR = 6
-FIRECROWN_PATCH = "alpha"
+FIRECROWN_PATCH = "0a0"
 __version__ = f"{FIRECROWN_MAJOR}.{FIRECROWN_MINOR}.{FIRECROWN_PATCH}"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 559b57bba..09da03503 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,37 @@
+[metadata]
+name = firecrown
+version = attr: firecrown.version.__version__
+author = DESCs Firecrown Developers
+description = DESC Cosmology Likelihood Framework
+long_description = file: README.md
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown
+url = https://github.com/LSSTDESC/firecrown
+license_files = LICENSE
+
+[options]
+include_package_data = True
+packages = find:
+python_requires = >=3.9
+install_requires =
+    astropy
+    cosmosis
+    cobaya
+    fitsio
+    numpy
+    scipy
+    numcosmo_py
+    pandas
+    pyccl
+    sacc
+    yaml
+
+[options.packages.find]
+exclude =
+    examples*
+    tests*
+    tutorial*
+    docs*
+
 [flake8]
 max_line_length=88
 per-file-ignores =
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0e15ecb98..177abd0a2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,41 +1,7 @@
-import os
-from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-from typing import Optional
+"""Setup script for firecrown.
+"""
 
+from setuptools import setup
 
-def _munge_req(r):
-    for sym in ["~", "=", "<", ">", ",", "!", "!"]:
-        r = r.split(sym)[0]
-    return r
-
-
-__version__: Optional[str] = None
-pth = os.path.join(
-    os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "firecrown", "version.py"
-)
-with open(pth, "r") as fp:
-    exec(fp.read())
-
-pth = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "environment.yml")
-rqs = []
-with open(pth, "r") as fp:
-    start = False
-    for line in fp.readlines():
-        if line.strip() == "dependencies:":
-            start = False
-        if start:
-            if "- pip:" in line.strip():
-                continue
-            r = line.strip()[3:].strip()
-            rqs.append(_munge_req(r))
-
-setup(
-    name="firecrown",
-    version=__version__,
-    description="DESC Cosmology Likelihood Framework",
-    author="DESC Team",
-    packages=find_packages(),
-    include_package_data=True,
-    scripts=[],
-    install_requires=rqs,
-)
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    setup()
diff --git a/tests/test_version.py b/tests/test_version.py
index 2606d5eea..3ba94e380 100644
--- a/tests/test_version.py
+++ b/tests/test_version.py
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 
 
 def test_version():
-    assert firecrown.__version__ == "1.6.alpha"
+    assert firecrown.__version__ == "1.6.0a0"