diff --git a/nml/expression/__init__.py b/nml/expression/__init__.py
index 4cef1ef8..cfb68c5c 100644
--- a/nml/expression/__init__.py
+++ b/nml/expression/__init__.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 
 is_valid_id = re.compile("[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]{3}$")
 
-
 def identifier_to_print(name):
     """
     Check whether the given name is a valid 4 letter identifier to print
@@ -50,3 +49,4 @@ def identifier_to_print(name):
     if is_valid_id.match(name):
         return name
     return '"{}"'.format(name)
+
diff --git a/nmlc b/nmlc
deleted file mode 100755
index fe4e765b..00000000
--- a/nmlc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python3
-
-from nml import main
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main.run()
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e430efa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+[metadata]
+name = nml
+version = 0.7.5
+description = An OpenTTD NewGRF compiler for the nml language
+long_description = file: README.md
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown
+home_page = https://github.com/OpenTTD/nml
+author = NML Development Team
+author_email = nml-team@openttdcoop.org
+license = GPL-2.0+
+classifiers =
+  Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha
+  Intended Audience :: Developers
+  License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)
+  Operating System :: OS Independent
+  Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+  Topic :: Software Development :: Compilers
+
+[options]
+packages = nml,nml.actions,nml.ast,nml.editors,nml.expression,nml.generated
+python_requires = >= 3.5
+setup_requires =
+  setuptools >= 38.3.0
+install_requires =
+  Pillow>=3.4
+  ply
+
+[options.entry_points]
+console_scripts =
+  nmlc = nml.main:run
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 4d8bf0fe..8bf1ba93
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,64 +1,2 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-from setuptools import Extension, find_packages, setup
-from setuptools.command.build_py import build_py
-
-try:
-    # Update the version by querying git if possible.
-    from nml import version_update
-
-    NML_VERSION = version_update.get_and_write_version()
-except ImportError:
-    # version_update is excluded from released tarballs, so that
-    #  only the predetermined version is used when building from one.
-    from nml import version_info
-
-    NML_VERSION = version_info.get_nml_version()
-
-
-class NMLBuildPy(build_py):
-    def run(self):
-        # Create a parser so that nml/generated/{parse,lex}tab.py are generated.
-        from nml import parser
-
-        parser.NMLParser(rebuild=True)
-        # Then continue with the normal setuptools build.
-        super().run()
-
-
-setup(
-    name="nml",
-    version=NML_VERSION,
-    packages=find_packages(),
-    description="An OpenTTD NewGRF compiler for the nml language",
-    long_description=(
-        "A tool to compile NewGRFs for OpenTTD from nml files"
-        "NML is a meta-language that aims to be a lot simpler to"
-        " learn and use than nfo used traditionally to write NewGRFs."
-    ),
-    license="GPL-2.0+",
-    classifiers=[
-        "Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha",
-        "Environment :: Console",
-        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)",
-        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
-        "Topic :: Software Development :: Compilers",
-    ],
-    url="https://github.com/OpenTTD/nml",
-    author="NML Development Team",
-    author_email="nml-team@openttdcoop.org",
-    entry_points={"console_scripts": ["nmlc = nml.main:run"]},
-    ext_modules=[Extension("nml_lz77", ["nml/_lz77.c"], optional=True)],
-    python_requires=">=3.5",
-    install_requires=[
-        "Pillow>=3.4",
-        "ply",
-    ],
-    cmdclass={"build_py": NMLBuildPy},
-)
+from setuptools import setup
+setup()