diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b79b46c..648cedf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,14 +20,25 @@
 #
 # Version: $Id$
 
-from distutils.core import setup
+from setuptools import setup,find_packages
 
-setup(name='gnuviechadmin',
-      version='0.1',
-      description='gnuviechadmin server administration suite',
-      author='Jan Dittberner',
-      author_email='jan@dittberner.info',
-      url='http://www.gnuviech-server.de/gnuviechadmin',
-      packages=['gnuviechadmin'],
-      scripts=['bin/createclient', 'bin/listclients'],
-      )
+try:
+    import buildutils
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+setup(
+    name = 'gnuviechadmin',
+    version = '0.1',
+    description = 'gnuviechadmin server administration suite',
+    long_description = """this is a suite of tools for administering a server
+it contains tools for maintaining e.g. clients, domains, users, mail
+accounts""",
+    author = 'Jan Dittberner',
+    author_email = 'jan@dittberner.info',
+    url = 'http://www.gnuviech-server.de/gnuviechadmin',
+    packages = ['gnuviechadmin'],
+    scripts = ['bin/createclient', 'bin/listclients'],
+    install_requires = ['sqlalchemy >= 0.3.0'],
+    license=  'GPL',
+    )