diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15eaaa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+setuptools
+numpy
+scipy
+matplotlib
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 55bae1f..93d5145 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-from distutils.core import setup
+from setuptools import setup
 
 exec(compile(open('saxstats/_version.py').read(), 'saxstats/_version.py', 'exec'))