diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02a4c96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = [
+    "setuptools>=42",
+        "wheel"
+        ]
+        build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b88034e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[metadata]
+description-file = README.md
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b2b8d0c..89e8ea2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ def get_requirements():
     version='0.0.1',
     packages=find_packages(),
     url='https://github.com/IMMM-SFA/mosartwmpy',
-    license='BSD2',
+    license='BSD 2-Clause',
     author='Travis Thurber',
-    author_email='thurber',
+    author_email='travis.thurber@pnnl.gov',
     description='Python implementation of MOSART-WM: A water routing and management model',
     long_description=readme(),
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     python_requires='>=3.9.*, <4',
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=get_requirements()