diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 7962a47..a2a5853 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ syntax: regexp
 ^dist
 
 ^doc/_build
-
+^d2to1-.*\.egg
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index fabcb6b..420182e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,62 @@
+[metadata]
+name = WSME
+version = 0.4b1
+
+author = "Christophe de Vienne"
+author-email = "python-wsme@googlegroups.com"
+
+summary = Web Services Made Easy makes it easy to
+ implement multi-protocol webservices.
+
+description-file = README.rst
+
+url = http://bitbucket.org/cdevienne/wsme
+
+license = MIT
+
+classifier =
+        Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
+        Operating System :: OS Independent
+        Programming Language :: Python
+        Programming Language :: Python :: 2.5
+        Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6
+        Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
+        Programming Language :: Python :: 3.2
+        Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
+        Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy
+        License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+        Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: WSGI
+        Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
+
+requires = 
+    six
+    simplegeneric
+
+[entry_points]
+wsme.protocols =
+    restjson = wsme.protocols.restjson:RestJsonProtocol
+    restxml = wsme.protocols.restxml:RestXmlProtocol
+
+[metadata:python_version == '2.5']
+requires = WebOb <= 1.1.1
+
+[metadata:python_version == '2.6' or python_version == '2.7']
+requires = WebOb
+
+[metadata:python_version != '2.5' and python_version != '2.6' and python_version != '2.7']
+requires = WebOb >= 1.2b3
+
+[files]
+packages =
+    wsme
+    wsme.protocols
+    wsme.tests
+
+extra_files =
+    setup.py
+    README.rst
+
+
 [egg_info]
 tag_build = dev
 tag_date = true
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3e64039..7b26f9d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,57 +1,2 @@
-import os
-import sys
-
 from setuptools import setup
-
-filename = os.path.join('wsme', 'release.py')
-release = {}
-exec(compile(open(filename).read(), filename, 'exec'), release)
-
-long_description = open("README.rst", 'rt').read()
-
-if sys.version_info[:2] <= (2, 5):
-    webob_version = '<=1.1.1'
-elif sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 0):
-    webob_version = '>=1.2b3'
-else:
-    webob_version = ''
-
-setup(
-    name=release['name'],
-    version=release['version'],
-    description=release['description'],
-    long_description=long_description,
-    author=release['author'],
-    author_email=release['email'],
-    url=release['url'],
-    packages=['wsme', 'wsme.protocols', 'wsme.tests'],
-    package_data={
-        'wsme.protocols': ['templates/*.html'],
-    },
-    install_requires=[
-        'six',
-        'simplegeneric',
-        'webob' + webob_version
-    ],
-    classifiers=[
-        'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
-        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-        'Programming Language :: Python',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.5',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.2',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
-        'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: WSGI',
-        'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
-    ],
-
-    entry_points={
-        'wsme.protocols': [
-            'restjson = wsme.protocols.restjson:RestJsonProtocol',
-            'restxml = wsme.protocols.restxml:RestXmlProtocol',
-        ]
-    },
-)
+setup(setup_requires=['d2to1'], d2to1=True)
diff --git a/wsme/release.py b/wsme/release.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c7c72c5..0000000
--- a/wsme/release.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-name = "WSME"
-version = "0.4b1"
-
-description = """Web Services Made Easy makes it easy to \
-implement multi-protocol webservices."""
-
-author = "Christophe de Vienne"
-email = "python-wsme@googlegroups.com"
-
-url = "http://bitbucket.org/cdevienne/wsme"
-
-license = "MIT"