diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+Standalone tools related to diskimage-builder
+=============================================
+
+These tools were originally part of the diskimage-builder project, but they have
+uses outside of that project as well.  Because disk space is at a premium in
+base cloud images, pulling in all of diskimage-builder and its dependencies just to
+use something like dib-run-parts is not desirable.  This project allows consumers
+to use the tools while pulling in only one small package with few/no additional
+dependencies.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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+[metadata]
+name = dib-utils
+version = 0.0.1
+summary = Pieces of diskimage-builder that are useful without the rest of the project
+description-file =
+    README.md
+author = HP Cloud Services
+author_email = openstack-dev@lists.openstack.org
+license: Apache License (2.0)
+home-page = https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/dib-utils
+classifier =
+    Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
+    License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
+    Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
+    Environment :: Console
+
+[files]
+scripts =
+    bin/dib-run-parts
+
+[wheel]
+universal = 1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright (c) 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# THIS FILE IS MANAGED BY THE GLOBAL REQUIREMENTS REPO - DO NOT EDIT
+import setuptools
+
+setuptools.setup(
+    setup_requires=['pbr'],
+    pbr=True)