diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index b12a6fe..81e72d5 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 include README.rst AUTHORS LICENSE CHANGES
 include setuputils.py
+include astor/VERSION
 recursive-include tests *.py
diff --git a/astor/VERSION b/astor/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39e898a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/astor/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.7.1
diff --git a/astor/__init__.py b/astor/__init__.py
index 3d30a94..adeb36e 100644
--- a/astor/__init__.py
+++ b/astor/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Copyright 2013 (c) Berker Peksag
 
 """
 
+import os
 import warnings
 
 from .code_gen import to_source  # NOQA
@@ -19,7 +20,9 @@ from .op_util import get_op_symbol, get_op_precedence  # NOQA
 from .op_util import symbol_data  # NOQA
 from .tree_walk import TreeWalk  # NOQA
 
-__version__ = '0.7.1'
+ROOT = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+with open(os.path.join(ROOT, 'VERSION')) as version_file:
+    __version__ = version_file.read().strip()
 
 parse_file = code_to_ast.parse_file
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d61ea5c..213a359 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = astor
 description = Read/rewrite/write Python ASTs
 long_description = file:README.rst
+version = file: astor/VERSION
 author = Patrick Maupin
 email = pmaupin@gmail.com
 platforms = Independent
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ python_requires = >=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*
 [options.packages.find]
 exclude = tests
 
-[wheel]
+[bdist_wheel]
 universal = 1
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4a111b5..6068493 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,17 +1,3 @@
-import os
-import sys
-
 from setuptools import setup
-from setuptools.config import read_configuration
-
-from setuputils import find_version
-
-
-def here(*paths):
-    return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), *paths)
-
-config = read_configuration(here('setup.cfg'))
-config['metadata']['version'] = find_version(here('astor', '__init__.py'))
-config['options'].update(config['metadata'])
 
-setup(**config['options'])
+setup()