diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8c184fe..66438fc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -94,3 +94,6 @@ out/
 #################
 Docs/~$Capability Matrix.xlsx
 *.xpl
+*.egg-info
+build
+dist
diff --git a/Python3/src/xpc.py b/Python3/src/xpc/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from Python3/src/xpc.py
rename to Python3/src/xpc/__init__.py
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0c55565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+
+setup(
+    name="xplaneconnect",
+    version="1.3rc6",
+    python_requires=">=3",
+    packages=find_packages("Python3/src"),
+    package_dir={"": "Python3/src"},
+    description="XPlaneConnect (XPC) facilitates communication to and from the XPCPlugin. Note: To use the XPC package, you must first install the XPCPlugin. See https://github.com/nasa/XPlaneConnect/wiki/Getting-Started for instructions on installing the XPCPlugin",
+    url="https://github.com/nasa/XPlaneConnect/",
+    project_urls={
+        "Bug Reports": "https://github.com/nasa/xplaneconnect/issues",
+        "Organization": "https://www.nasa.gov/content/diagnostics-prognostics",
+        "Source": "https://github.com/nasa/xplaneconnect",
+        "Documentation": "https://github.com/nasa/XPlaneConnect/wiki"
+    }
+)