diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c570f08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+import store
+_args = {
+        "name":store.__name__,
+        "version":store.__version__,
+        "author":store.__author__,
+        "packages":['store']
+        "keywords":["stripe","payment","monetization"],
+        "install_requires":["stripe"],
+        "url":"dev.the-phi.com/store",
+        }
+setup(**_args) 
diff --git a/store/__init__.py b/store/__init__.py
index 8eb9b3c..9d9c5a2 100644
--- a/store/__init__.py
+++ b/store/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import stripe
 import get
 import set
+__name__="store"
+__version__="1.0"
+__author__="steve@the-phi.com"
 def init(key:str):
     """
     Initializing stripe store with a key