diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4d1439d..b108126 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,8 +1,91 @@
 [metadata]
+name = mosaic-nist
+version = 2.3
+author = National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
+author_email = arvind.balijepalli@nist.gov
+maintainer = Arvind Balijepalli
+maintainer_email = arvind.balijepalli@nist.gov
+url = https://pages.nist.gov/mosaic/
+license = US Government Open Source
 project_urls =
     Bug Tracker = https://github.com/usnistgov/mosaic/issues
-description='A Modular Single-Molecule Analysis Interface.'
+description = A Modular Single-Molecule Analysis Interface.
+long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
+long_description = file: README.rst, CHANGELOG.rst
+platforms = MacOS, Windows, Linux
 classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
+    Intended Audience :: Developers
+    Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Bio-Informatics
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Operating System :: OS Independent
+keywords = nanopore timeseries single-molecule data-analysis
 
+[options]
+python_requires = >=3.8
+install_requires =
+    cython==0.29.32
+    pandas==1.5.2
+    lmfit==1.1.0
+    uncertainties==3.1.7
+    PyWavelets==1.4.1
+    pytest==7.2.2
+    coverage==6.5.0
+    codecov==2.1.12
+    pytest-cov==4.0.0
+    pyinstaller==5.6.2
+    numpy==1.23.5
+    scipy==1.9.3
+    pyabf==2.3.7
+    docutils==0.19
+    flask==2.2.2
+    gunicorn==20.1.0
+packages =
+    mosaic
+    mosaic.filters
+    mosaic.mdio
+    mosaic.trajio
+    mosaic.process
+    mosaic.partition
+    mosaic.apps
+    mosaic.tests
+    mosaic.trajio.qdf
+    mosaic.trajio.abf
+    mosaic.utilities
+    mosaicweb
+    mosaicweb.mosaicAnalysis
+    mosaicweb.plotlyUtils
+    mosaicweb.sessionManager
+    mosaicweb.utils
+scripts =
+    bin/analysis.py
+    addons/mathematica/MosaicAnalysis.m
+    addons/mathematica/MosaicUtils.m
+    addons/mathematica/Util.m
+    addons/MATLAB/openandquery.m
+    .scripts/install-addons-sh
+    .scripts/pyinstaller-sh
+    commit-hash
+    version-hash
+    mweb-version-hash
+    requirements.txt
+    DISCLAIMER.TXT
+    README.rst
+    CHANGELOG.rst
+    LICENSE.rst
+
+[options.extras_require]
+test =
+    pytest
+    pytest-cov
+    coverage
+
+[options.package_data]
+icons =
+    'icons/icon_100px.png'
+    'icons/error-128.png'
+    'icons/warning-128.png'
+data =
+    'data/eventMD-PEG28-ADEPT2State.sqlite'
+    'data/.settings', 'data/SingleChan-0001.qdf'
+    'data/SingleChan-0001_state.txt'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100755
index b8d2f9e..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,204 +0,0 @@
-from setuptools import setup, Command
-import mosaic
-import os
-import sys
-from tests.mosaicUnitTests import _mosaicUnitTests
-
-class mosaicBinaries(Command):
-	description = "build MOSAIC binaries."
-	user_options = [
-					('inplace', 'i', "build binaries in the current branch"),
-					]
-
-	def initialize_options(self):
-		self.inplace=0
-
-	def finalize_options(self):
-		pass
-
-	def run(self):
-		retval=0
-		if not self.inplace:
-			retval = os.system("git checkout master")
-
-		if retval==0:
-			os.system('sh .scripts/buildMOSAICbin-sh')
-
-class mosaicDependencies(Command):
-	description = "install MOSAIC dependencies."
-	user_options = [
-					('upgrade', 'u', "force packages to upgrade"),
-					]
-
-	def initialize_options(self):
-		self.upgrade=0
-
-	def finalize_options(self):
-		pass
-
-	def run(self):
-		# os.system('sh .scripts/build-deps-sh')
-		if self.upgrade:
-			os.system('pip install -r requirements.txt --upgrade')
-		else:
-			os.system('pip install -r requirements.txt')
-
-class mosaicDocumentationDependencies(Command):
-	description = "install dependencies for Sphinx documentation."
-	user_options = []
-
-	def initialize_options(self):
-		pass
-
-	def finalize_options(self):
-		pass
-
-	def run(self):
-		os.system('sh .scripts/build-docs-deps-sh')
-
-class mosaicAddons(Command):
-	description = "install MOSAIC addons (Mathematica, Igor and Matlab scripts)."
-	user_options = [ 
-					('mathematica', 'm', "install Mathematica scripts"),
-					('igor', 'i', "install IGOR SQLite drivers")
-					]
-
-	def initialize_options(self):
-		self.mathematica = 0
-		self.igor = 0
-
-	def finalize_options(self):
-		pass
-
-	def run(self):
-		if self.mathematica:
-			os.system('sh .scripts/install-addons-sh ')
-		elif self.igor:
-			os.system( 'sh .scripts/install-igor-addons-sh' )
-		else:
-			os.system('sh .scripts/install-addons-sh ')
-			os.system( 'sh .scripts/install-igor-addons-sh' )
-
-class mosaicDocs(Command):
-	description = "build MOSAIC documentation."
-	user_options = [ ('all', None, "build HTML and PDF documentation (default)"),
-					 ('html', None, "build HTML documentation"),
-					 ('pdf', None, "build PDF documentation"),
-					 ('rebuild', None, "rebuild HTML and PDF documentation"),
-					]
-
-	def initialize_options(self):
-		self.html = 0
-		self.pdf = 0
-		self.all = 0
-		self.rebuild = 0
-		self.upload = 0
-
-	def finalize_options(self):
-		pass
-
-	def run(self):
-		# always build docs in the master branch.
-		os.system("git checkout master")
-		if self.html:
-			os.system("make -C _nistpages html")
-		elif self.pdf:
-			os.system("make -C _nistpages latexpdf")
-		elif self.rebuild:
-			os.system("make -C _nistpages clean html latexpdf")
-		else:
-			os.system("make -C _nistpages html latexpdf")
-
-class mosaicAddTag(Command):
-	description = "Add a Git tag"
-	user_options = [
-		('add=', 'a', "add a tag with the version number in semantic formatting, e.g., v1.0"),
-		('delete=', 'd', "delete a tag with the version number in semantic formatting, e.g., v1.0"),
-	]
-	def initialize_options(self):
-		self.add = None
-		self.delete = None
-
-	def finalize_options(self):
-		if self.add is None and self.delete is None:
-			raise AssertionError("Missing argument: either 'add' or 'delete' flags must be specified.")
-		
-	def run(self):
-		try:
-			if self.add is not None:
-				os.system("git tag -a mweb"+self.add+" -m '"+self.add+"'")
-				os.system("git tag -a "+self.add+" -m '"+self.add+"'")
-
-		
-			if self.delete is not None:
-				os.system("git tag -d mweb"+self.delete)
-				os.system("git tag -d "+self.delete)
-		except TypeError:
-			raise
-
-			
-setup(
-	cmdclass={
-		'test'				: _mosaicUnitTests(Command), 
-		'mosaic_tests'		: _mosaicUnitTests(Command), 
-		'mosaic_docs'		: mosaicDocs, 
-		'mosaic_bin'		: mosaicBinaries, 
-		'mosaic_deps'		: mosaicDependencies, 
-		'mosaic_docs_deps'	: mosaicDocumentationDependencies, 
-		'mosaic_addons'		: mosaicAddons,
-		'mosaic_tag'		: mosaicAddTag
-		},
-	name='mosaic-nist',
-	version=mosaic.__version__+'+'+mosaic.__build__,
-	author='National Institute of Standards and Technologh (NIST)',
-	author_email='arvind.balijepalli@nist.gov',
-	maintainer='Arvind Balijepalli',
-	maintainer_email='arvind.balijepalli@nist.gov',
-	packages=[
-			'mosaic', 
-			'mosaic.filters',
-			'mosaic.mdio',
-			'mosaic.trajio',
-			'mosaic.process',
-			'mosaic.partition',
-			'mosaic.apps', 
-			'mosaic.tests', 
-			'mosaic.trajio.qdf',
-			'mosaic.trajio.abf',
-			'mosaic.utilities',
-			'mosaicweb',
-			'mosaicweb',
-			'mosaicweb.mosaicAnalysis',
-			'mosaicweb.plotlyUtils',
-			'mosaicweb.sessionManager',
-			'mosaicweb.utils'
-			],
-	scripts=[
-			'bin/analysis.py', 
-			'addons/mathematica/MosaicAnalysis.m', 
-			'addons/mathematica/MosaicUtils.m', 
-			'addons/mathematica/Util.m', 
-			'addons/MATLAB/openandquery.m', 
-			'.scripts/install-addons-sh',
-			'.scripts/pyinstaller-sh',
-			'mosaicweb/',
-			'mosaicweb/static/',
-			'commit-hash',
-			'version-hash',
-			'mweb-version-hash',
-			'requirements.txt',
-			'DISCLAIMER.TXT',
-			'LICENSE.rst'
-			],
-	data_files=[
-			('icons', ['icons/icon_100px.png', 'icons/error-128.png', 'icons/warning-128.png']),
-			('data', ['data/eventMD-PEG28-ADEPT2State.sqlite', 'data/.settings', 'data/SingleChan-0001.qdf', 'data/SingleChan-0001_state.txt']),
-	],
-	install_requires=open('requirements.txt').read().splitlines(),
-	url=mosaic.DocumentationURL,
-	license="US Government Open Source",
-	description='A Modular Single-Molecule Analysis Interface.',
-	long_description=open('README.rst', encoding='utf-8').read(),
-	long_description_content_type = "text/x-rst",
-	platforms=['MacOS', 'Windows', 'Linux'],
-)
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