diff --git a/readme.rst b/readme.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78ac8c5d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readme.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+xonsh
+=====
+xonsh is an 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cc9de0e36..5cf8042c6 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,9 +9,25 @@ except ImportError:
     from distutils.core import setup
     HAVE_SETUPTOOLS = False
 
+VERSION = '0.1'
+
 def main():
-    skw = {
-        }
+    with open('readme.rst', 'r') as f:
+        readme = f.read()
+    skw = dict(
+        name='xonsh',
+        description='an exotic, usable shell',
+        long_description=readme,
+        license='BSD',
+        version=VERSION,
+        author='Anthony Scopatz',
+        maintainer='Anthony Scopatz',
+        author_email='scopatz@gmail.com',
+        url='https://github.com/scopatz/xonsh',
+        platforms='Cross Platform',
+        classifiers = ['Programming Language :: Python :: 3'],
+        packages=['xonsh'],
+        )
     setup(**skw)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':