diff --git a/example_setup_files/minimal_setup.py b/example_setup_files/minimal_setup.py
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+from setuptools import find_packages, setup
+
+with open("README.md", "r") as f:
+    long_description = f.read()
+
+setup(
+    name="py_template",
+    description="Template Python repository",    
+    version="0.0.1",
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+    license_files=("LICENSE.rst",),
+    author="Jeff Jennings",
+    author_email="jjennings@flatironinstitute.org",
+    packages=find_packages(),    
+    python_requires=">=3.10",
+    install_requires=["numpy >= 1.24"],
+)
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