diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b5e0233..fab3d28 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 # Helper file to handle all configs
 [metdata]
-name = MDRestraintsGenerator
-description = Enabling the use of restraints in alchemical simulations
-long_description = file: README.md
-long_description_content_type = 'text/markdown'
-author = Irfan Alibay
-author_email = irfan.alibay@omsf.io
-license = LGPLv3
-license_files = 
-    LICENSE
-url = https://github.com/IAlibay/MDRestraintsGenerator/
+license_files = LICENSE
 classifiers =
     Development Status :: 4 - Beta
     Intended Audience :: Science/Research
@@ -19,21 +10,6 @@ classifiers =
     Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Bio-Informatics
     Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Chemistry
 
-[options]
-zip_safe = False
-python_requires = >= 3.8
-install_requires =
-    MDAnalysis>=1.0.0
-    numpy
-    scipy<1.8
-    matplotlib
-include_package_data = True
-packages = find:
-
-[options.package_data]
-* = *.md
-MDRestraintsGenerator = "./MDRestraintsGenerator/data/*"
-
 [options.extras_require]
 test =
   pytest
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index eb71963..11ef966 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,12 +2,31 @@
 MDRestraintsGenerator
 A framework for generating restraints for MD simulations
 """
-from setuptools import setup
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 import versioneer
 
+with open('README.md', 'r') as handle:
+    long_description = handle.read()
 
 setup(
     # Self-descriptive entries which should always be present
     version=versioneer.get_version(),
     cmdclass=versioneer.get_cmdclass(),
+    name='MDRestraintsGenerator',
+    author='Irfan Alibay',
+    author_email='irfan.alibay@bioch.ox.ac.uk',
+    description='Enabling the use of restraints in alchemical simulations',
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
+    license='LGPLv3',
+    url='https://github.com/IAlibay/MDRestraintsGenerator/',
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    include_package_data=True,
+    python_requires='>=3.8',
+    install_requires=[
+        'MDAnalysis>1.0.0',
+        'numpy',
+        'scipy<1.8',
+        'matplotlib',
+    ],
 )