diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4bec230f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+[metadata]
+name = silx
+version = attr: silx._version.strictversion
+url = http://www.silx.org/
+author = data analysis unit
+author_email = silx@esrf.fr
+description = Software library for X-ray data analysis
+long_description = file: README.rst
+license = MIT
+classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
+    Environment :: Console
+    Environment :: MacOS X
+    Environment :: Win32 (MS Windows)
+    Environment :: X11 Applications :: Qt
+    Intended Audience :: Education
+    Intended Audience :: Science/Research
+    License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+    Natural Language :: English
+    Operating System :: MacOS
+    Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
+    Operating System :: POSIX
+    Programming Language :: Cython
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
+    Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Physics
+    Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
+
+[options]
+zip_safe = False
+python_requires = >=3.7
+packages = find:
+package_dir =
+    =src
+    silx.examples = examples
+
+[options.entry_points]
+console_scripts =
+    silx = silx.__main__:main
+
+[options.packages.find]
+where = src
+include = silx*
+
+[options.package_data]
+# Resources files for silx
+silx.resources =
+    gui/logo/*.png
+    gui/logo/*.svg
+    gui/icons/*.png
+    gui/icons/*.svg
+    gui/icons/*.mng
+    gui/icons/*.gif
+    gui/icons/*/*.png
+    opencl/*.cl
+    opencl/image/*.cl
+    opencl/sift/*.cl
+    opencl/codec/*.cl
+    gui/colormaps/*.npy
+silx.examples = *.png
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b87baad7c0..a1666ab247 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("silx.setup")
 
-from setuptools import Extension, find_packages
+from setuptools import Extension
 from setuptools.command.build_ext import build_ext
 
 try:
@@ -60,45 +60,6 @@
 """)
 
 
-def get_version():
-    """Returns current version number from _version.py file"""
-    dirname = os.path.join(
-        os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "src", PROJECT)
-    sys.path.insert(0, dirname)
-    import _version
-    sys.path = sys.path[1:]
-    return _version.strictversion
-
-
-def get_readme():
-    """Returns content of README.rst file"""
-    dirname = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-    filename = os.path.join(dirname, "README.rst")
-    with open(filename, "r", encoding="utf-8") as fp:
-        long_description = fp.read()
-    return long_description
-
-
-classifiers = ["Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
-               "Environment :: Console",
-               "Environment :: MacOS X",
-               "Environment :: Win32 (MS Windows)",
-               "Environment :: X11 Applications :: Qt",
-               "Intended Audience :: Education",
-               "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
-               "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
-               "Natural Language :: English",
-               "Operating System :: MacOS",
-               "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
-               "Operating System :: POSIX",
-               "Programming Language :: Cython",
-               "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-               "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
-               "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Physics",
-               "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
-               ]
-
-
 # ############## #
 # Compiler flags #
 # ############## #
@@ -251,31 +212,6 @@ def get_project_configuration():
         for package_name in install_requires_strip.split(','):
             install_requires.remove(package_name)
 
-
-    package_data = {
-        # Resources files for silx
-        'silx.resources': [
-            'gui/logo/*.png',
-            'gui/logo/*.svg',
-            'gui/icons/*.png',
-            'gui/icons/*.svg',
-            'gui/icons/*.mng',
-            'gui/icons/*.gif',
-            'gui/icons/*/*.png',
-            'opencl/*.cl',
-            'opencl/image/*.cl',
-            'opencl/sift/*.cl',
-            'opencl/codec/*.cl',
-            'gui/colormaps/*.npy'],
-        'silx.examples': ['*.png'],
-    }
-
-    entry_points = {
-        'console_scripts': ['silx = silx.__main__:main'],
-        # 'gui_scripts': [],
-    }
-
-
     def silx_io_specfile_define_macros():
         # Locale and platform management
         if sys.platform == "win32":
@@ -449,28 +385,10 @@ def silx_io_specfile_define_macros():
     ]
 
     return dict(
-        name=PROJECT,
-        version=get_version(),
-        license="MIT",
-        url="http://www.silx.org/",
-        author="data analysis unit",
-        author_email="silx@esrf.fr",
-        classifiers=classifiers,
-        description="Software library for X-ray data analysis",
-        long_description=get_readme(),
         install_requires=install_requires,
         extras_require=extras_require,
-        python_requires='>=3.7',
         cmdclass=dict(build_ext=BuildExt),
-        zip_safe=False,
-        entry_points=entry_points,
-        packages=find_packages(where='src', include=['silx*']) + ['silx.examples'],
-        package_dir={
-            "": "src",
-            "silx.examples": "examples",
-        },
         ext_modules=ext_modules,
-        package_data=package_data,
     )