diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2be683657..178e492eb 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,58 @@
+[metadata]
+name = pre_commit
+version = 1.14.4
+description = A framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit hooks.
+long_description = file: README.md
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown
+url = https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit
+author = Anthony Sottile
+author_email = asottile@umich.edu
+license = MIT
+license_file = LICENSE
+classifiers =
+    License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
+    Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy
+
+[options]
+packages = find:
+install_requires =
+    aspy.yaml
+    cfgv>=1.4.0
+    identify>=1.0.0
+    importlib-metadata
+    nodeenv>=0.11.1
+    pyyaml
+    six
+    toml
+    virtualenv>=15.2
+    futures; python_version<"3.2"
+    importlib-resources; python_version<"3.7"
+python_requires = >=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*
+
+[options.entry_points]
+console_scripts =
+    pre-commit = pre_commit.main:main
+    pre-commit-validate-config = pre_commit.clientlib:validate_config_main
+    pre-commit-validate-manifest = pre_commit.clientlib:validate_manifest_main
+
+[options.package_data]
+pre_commit.resources =
+    *.tar.gz
+    empty_template_*
+    hook-tmpl
+
+[options.packages.find]
+exclude =
+    tests*
+    testing*
+
 [bdist_wheel]
 universal = True
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6bb15bd9a..8bf1ba938 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,60 +1,2 @@
-from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
-
-with open('README.md') as f:
-    long_description = f.read()
-
-setup(
-    name='pre_commit',
-    description=(
-        'A framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit '
-        'hooks.'
-    ),
-    long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
-    url='https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit',
-    version='1.14.4',
-    author='Anthony Sottile',
-    author_email='asottile@umich.edu',
-    classifiers=[
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy',
-    ],
-    packages=find_packages(exclude=('tests*', 'testing*')),
-    package_data={
-        'pre_commit.resources': [
-            '*.tar.gz',
-            'empty_template_*',
-            'hook-tmpl',
-        ],
-    },
-    install_requires=[
-        'aspy.yaml',
-        'cfgv>=1.4.0',
-        'identify>=1.0.0',
-        # if this makes it into python3.8 move to extras_require
-        'importlib-metadata',
-        'nodeenv>=0.11.1',
-        'pyyaml',
-        'six',
-        'toml',
-        'virtualenv>=15.2',
-    ],
-    extras_require={
-        ':python_version<"3.2"': ['futures'],
-        ':python_version<"3.7"': ['importlib-resources'],
-    },
-    entry_points={
-        'console_scripts': [
-            'pre-commit = pre_commit.main:main',
-            'pre-commit-validate-config = pre_commit.clientlib:validate_config_main',  # noqa
-            'pre-commit-validate-manifest = pre_commit.clientlib:validate_manifest_main',  # noqa
-        ],
-    },
-)
+setup()