diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 71eb871..23d2d7e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .idea
-.pyc
+*.pyc
 build/
-dist/
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+dist/
+*.egg-info
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diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/businesshours/__init__.py b/businesshours/__init__.py
index ff6de8c..69e9744 100644
--- a/businesshours/__init__.py
+++ b/businesshours/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+__version__ = '0.1'
+
 from .core import calc_business_hours
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e69de29..702922a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+from setuptools import setup
+import io
+import businesshours
+
+
+def read(*filenames, **kwargs):
+    encoding = kwargs.get('encoding', 'utf-8')
+    sep = kwargs.get('sep', '\n')
+    buf = []
+    for filename in filenames:
+        with io.open(filename, encoding=encoding) as f:
+            buf.append(f.read())
+    return sep.join(buf)
+
+long_description = read('README.md', 'CHANGES.md')
+
+setup(
+    name='businesshours',
+    version=businesshours.__version__,
+    url='http://github.com/nikdoof/businesshours/',
+    license='Apache Software License',
+    author='Andrew Williams',
+    author_email='andy@tensixtyone.com',
+    description='Support functions to help calculate working time.',
+    long_description=long_description,
+    packages=['businesshours'],
+    platforms='any',
+    classifiers = [
+        'Programming Language :: Python',
+        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
+        'Natural Language :: English',
+        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
+        'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
+        ],
+    test_suite="businesshours.tests",
+)
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