diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 78d2dd3..6a3a9d9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,36 +1,123 @@
+"""setup module for the array2xls package
+
+derived from https://github.com/pypa/sampleproject
+"""
+
+# Always prefer setuptools over distutils
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-def readfile(name):
-    with open(name) as f:
-        return f.read()
-
-README = readfile('README.md')
-CHANGES = readfile('CHANGES.txt')
-
-install_requires = [
-    'pyserial',
-    ]
-
-setup(name='arduino_timetable',
-      version='0.0.1',
-      description='Sending Commands From a Time Table to Arduino ',
-      long_description=README + '\n\n' + CHANGES,
-      classifiers=[
-          "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
-          "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-          "Programming Language :: Python",
-          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
-          "Framework :: AsyncIO",
-          "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
-          "Topic :: Terminals :: Serial",
-          "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
-      ],
-      keywords='arduino python',
-      author="Holger Frey",
-      author_email="frey@imtek.de",
-      packages=find_packages(),
-      include_package_data=True,
-      zip_safe=False,
-      python_requires='>=3.6',
-      install_requires=install_requires,
+# To use a consistent encoding
+import codecs
+import os
+
+# regular expressions for version string parsing from __init___.py
+import re
+import io
+
+
+# the current directory of this file
+HERE = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+# regular expression for parsing a version definition
+RE_VERSION = r"^__version__ = ['\"]([^'\"]*)['\"]"
+
+
+def read(*names, **kwargs):
+    ''' helper function to read the content of a file '''
+    path = os.path.join(HERE, *names)
+    encoding=kwargs.get('encoding', 'utf-8')
+    with open(path, 'r', encoding=encoding) as file_handle:
+        return file_handle.read()
+
+def find_version(*file_paths):
+    ''' # version string parsing from __init___.py
+
+    see https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/single_source_version/
+    '''
+    version_file = read(*file_paths)
+    version_match = re.search(RE_VERSION, version_file, re.M)
+    if version_match:
+        return version_match.group(1)
+    raise RuntimeError("Unable to find version string in __init__.py")
+
+
+# load the readme and the changes
+readme = read('README.md')
+changes = read('CHANGES.txt')
+
+setup(
+    # the name of the project
+    name='arduino_timetable',
+
+    # Versions should comply with PEP440.  For a discussion on single-sourcing
+    # the version across setup.py and the project code, see
+    # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/single_source_version.html
+    version=find_version('arduino_timetable', '__init__.py'),
+
+    description='sending scheduled commands to an Arduino',
+    long_description=readme + '\n\n' + changes,
+
+    # The project's main homepage.
+    url='https://git.cpi.imtek.uni-freiburg.de/holgi/arduino-timetable',
+
+    # Author details
+    author='Holger Frey',
+    author_email='frey@imtek.de',
+
+    # Choose your license
+    license='Simplified BSD License',
+
+    # Choose a minimum python version
+    python_requires='>=3.6',
+
+    # See https://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers
+    classifiers=[
+        # How mature is this project? Common values are
+        #   3 - Alpha
+        #   4 - Beta
+        #   5 - Production/Stable
+        'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
+
+        # Indicate who your project is intended for
+        'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
+        'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering',
+        'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Information Analysis',
+        'Topic :: Terminals :: Serial',
+
+        # Pick your license as you wish (should match "license" above)
+        'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
+
+        # Specify the Python versions you support here. In particular, ensure
+        # that you indicate whether you support Python 2, Python 3 or both.
+        "Programming Language :: Python",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
+    ],
+
+    # What does your project relate to?
+    keywords='arduino scheduling',
+
+    # You can just specify the packages manually here if your project is
+    # simple. Or you can use find_packages().
+    packages=find_packages(exclude=['tests', 'docs']),
+
+    # Alternatively, if you want to distribute just a my_module.py, uncomment
+    # this:
+    #   py_modules=["my_module"],
+
+    # List run-time dependencies here.  These will be installed by pip when
+    # your project is installed. For an analysis of "install_requires" vs pip's
+    # requirements files see:
+    # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/requirements.html
+    install_requires=[
+        'pyserial',
+    ],
+
+    # List additional groups of dependencies here (e.g. development
+    # dependencies). You can install these using the following syntax,
+    # for example:
+    # $ pip install -e .[dev,test]
+    # extras_require={
+    #     'test': ['pytest'],
+    # },
+
 )