diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ $$\exists u\in\mathcal{U} \begin{cases}L_fV(x)+L_gV(x)u\leq -\kappa_VV(x)\\
 We will certify and synthesize such compatible CLF and CBFs through Sum-of-Squares optimization.
 
 # Getting started
-After installing all the dependencies in `requirements.txt`, please make sure that you can use Mosek solver. Please set the environment variable that points to the Mosek license as
+## Installation
+Run
+```
+$ pip install -e .
+```
+to install the dependencies and the package.
+After the installation, please make sure that you can use Mosek solver. Please set the environment variable that points to the Mosek license as
 ```
 export MOSEKLM_LICENSE_FILE=/path/to/mosek.lic
 ```
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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index 0000000..fee15bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+# Read the contents of requirements file
+with open('requirements.txt') as f:
+    requirements = f.read().splitlines()
+
+setup(
+    name="compatible_clf_cbf",
+    version="0.1",
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    install_requires=requirements,
+)