diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## 0.1.0 (2019-04-12)
+
+- use setuptools
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,9 +3,24 @@
 Yaboli (**Y**et **A**nother **Bo**t **Li**brary) is a Python library for
 creating bots for [euphoria.io](https://euphoria.io).
 
+- [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)
+
 Soon, markdown files containing documentation and troubleshooting info will be
 available.
 
+## Installation
+
+Ensure that you have at least Python 3.7 installed. The commands below assume
+that `python` points this version of Python.
+
+In your project directory, run:
+
+```
+$ python -m venv .
+$ . bin/activate
+$ pip install git+https://github.com/Garmelon/yaboli
+```
+
 ## Example echo bot
 
 A simple echo bot that conforms to the
@@ -44,8 +59,6 @@ i. e. the text between the end of the "!echo" and the end of the whole message.
 ## TODOs
 
 - [ ] implement !restart
-- [ ] package in a distutils-compatible way (users should be able to install
-  yaboli using `pip install git+https://github.com/Garmelon/yaboli`)
 - [ ] document yaboli (markdown files in a "docs" folder?)
 - [ ] cookie support
 - [ ] fancy argument parsing
@@ -58,3 +71,5 @@ i. e. the text between the end of the "!echo" and the end of the whole message.
 - [x] config file support for bots, used by default
 - [x] make it easier to enable log messages
 - [x] make it easier to run bots
+- [x] package in a distutils-compatible way (users should be able to install
+  yaboli using `pip install git+https://github.com/Garmelon/yaboli`)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup(
+        name="yaboli",
+        version="0.1.0",
+        packages=["yaboli"],
+        install_requires=["websockets==7.0"],
+)