diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index ec283a7d..9a509ef3 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 recursive-include appstore/templates *
+recursive-include appstore/tycho *
 recursive-include appstore/appstore/static *
 recursive-include appstore/appstore/templates *
 recursive-include appstore/core/static *
diff --git a/appstore/__init__.py b/appstore/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 45f160da..cd50c622 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,5 +2,17 @@
 
 import setuptools
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    setuptools.setup()
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+def parse_requirements(filename):
+    with open(filename, "r") as f:
+        return [
+            line.strip()
+            for line in f
+            if line.strip() and not line.startswith("#")
+        ]
+
+setuptools.setup(
+    name="appstore",
+    packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
+    include_package_data=True,
+    install_requires=parse_requirements("requirements.txt"),
+)
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