diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2b5e3d6b99e..a23a9a7492f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ conf.py
 locale
 latest_updates.json
 .wnf-lang-status
+*.egg-info
+dist/
diff --git a/erpnext/__init__.py b/erpnext/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1e03f1dd931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+import os
+
+version = '4.0.0-wip'
+
+setup(
+    name='erpnext',
+    version=version,
+    description='Open Source ERP',
+    author='Web Notes Technologies',
+    author_email='info@erpnext.com',
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    zip_safe=False,
+    include_package_data=True,
+    install_requires=("webnotes",),
+)
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