diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.py[cod]
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Packages
+*.egg
+*.egg-info
+dist
+build
+eggs
+parts
+bin
+var
+sdist
+develop-eggs
+.installed.cfg
+lib
+lib64
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+.coverage
+.tox
+nosetests.xml
+.testrepository
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+
+# Mr Developer
+.mr.developer.cfg
+.project
+.pydevproject
+.idea
+
+# Complexity
+output/*.html
+output/*/index.html
+
+# Sphinx
+doc/build
+
+# pbr generates these
+AUTHORS
+ChangeLog
+
+# Editors
+*~
+.*.swp
diff --git a/.gitreview b/.gitreview
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+++ b/.gitreview
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+[gerrit]
+host=review.openstack.org
+port=29418
+project=openstack-infra/release-tools.git
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+++ b/requirements.txt
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+pbr>=0.5.21,<1.0
+
+launchpadlib
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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+++ b/setup.cfg
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+[metadata]
+name = release-tools
+summary = OpenStack Release Tools
+description-file =
+    README.rst
+author = OpenStack
+author-email = openstack-dev@lists.openstack.org
+home-page = http://www.openstack.org/
+classifier =
+    Environment :: OpenStack
+    Intended Audience :: Information Technology
+    Intended Audience :: System Administrators
+    License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
+    Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
+    Programming Language :: Python
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+++ 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)
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
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+++ b/test-requirements.txt
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+hacking>=0.8.0,<0.9
+
+coverage>=3.6
+discover
+fixtures>=0.3.14
+python-subunit
+sphinx>=1.1.2
+oslo.sphinx
+testrepository>=0.0.17
+testscenarios>=0.4
+testtools>=0.9.32
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
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+++ b/tox.ini
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+[tox]
+minversion = 1.6
+envlist = py26,py27,pypy,pep8
+skipsdist = True
+
+[testenv]
+usedevelop = True
+install_command = pip install -U {opts} {packages}
+setenv =
+   VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
+   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
+   LC_ALL=C
+deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
+       -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
+#commands = python setup.py testr --slowest --testr-args='{posargs}'
+
+[testenv:pep8]
+#commands = flake8
+
+[testenv:venv]
+#commands = {posargs}
+
+[testenv:cover]
+#commands = python setup.py testr --coverage --testr-args='{posargs}'
+
+[flake8]
+# H803 skipped on purpose per list discussion.
+# E123, E125 skipped as they are invalid PEP-8.
+
+show-source = True
+ignore = E123,E125,H803
+builtins = _
+exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg,build