diff --git a/PACKAGING.md b/PACKAGING.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+Guidelines for Packaging
+========================
+
+These are some loose notes about packing Papis meant to highlight the different
+components that are available and not to require a particular format.
+
+Dependencies
+============
+
+See `pyproject.toml` for a complete list of dependencies and minimum versions.
+
+Wheels
+======
+
+Papis uses the standard `pyproject.toml`-based format using `setuptools` as a
+build backend. Wheels can be generated using
+```
+python -m build --wheel --skip-dependency-check .
+```
+
+A source distribution (*sdist*) can be build together with the wheel using just
+```
+python -m build --skip-dependency-check .
+```
+
+Man pages
+=========
+
+Papis documentation uses Sphinx, which can also generate man pages. By default,
+we create man pages for all the standard Papis commands and some general
+documentation for the configuration file. These can be generated using
+```
+make -C doc man
+```
+
+The resulting man pages can then be found in `doc/build/man` and should be installed
+in appropriate locations.
+
+Shell completions
+=================
+
+Papis uses `click` for its command-line parsing. To generate completions, use
+```
+_PAPIS_COMPLETE=bash_source papis
+_PAPIS_COMPLETE=fish_source papis
+_PAPIS_COMPLETE=zsh_source papis
+```
+
+Note that the generated completion files are not static and can pick up any
+custom Papis commands and plugins even after installation.
+
+Desktop file
+============
+
+There is a desktop file in `contrib/papis.desktop`.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 67818d289..661a6f98d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -235,11 +235,11 @@ papis = ["py.typed"]
 [tool.setuptools.data-files]
 "share/applications" = ["contrib/papis.desktop"]
 "share/bash-completion/completions" = ["scripts/shell_completion/click/bash/papis.bash"]
-"share/doc/papis" = ["README.rst", "CHANGELOG.md", "AUTHORS", "LICENSE"]
 "share/fish/vendor_completions.d" = ["scripts/shell_completion/click/fish/papis.fish"]
 "share/man/man1" = ["doc/build/man/*"]
 "share/zsh/site-functions" = ["scripts/shell_completion/click/zsh/_papis"]
 
+
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 addopts = [
     "--doctest-modules",