diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d96dc44c..eb203acb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ pushreg
 pbackup
 mcmd.py
 
+pip-log.txt
+build
 ppreadme.py
 ppdocs.py
 README.html
diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 613e1772..28d1c38a 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-django_polymorphic was initially created by Bert Constantin in 2009/2010.
+django_polymorphic was created by Bert Constantin in 2009/2010.
+
+setup.py contributed by Andrew Ingram
 
-If you contributed code, test cases etc., your name should
-appear here as well.
diff --git a/DOCS.rst b/DOCS.rst
index 56cc5e9e..69db073c 100644
--- a/DOCS.rst
+++ b/DOCS.rst
@@ -27,19 +27,22 @@ to your liking, then run::
     ./manage syncdb      # db is created in /var/tmp/... (settings.py)
     ./manage pcmd
     
-Using polymorphic models in your own projects
----------------------------------------------
+Installation
+------------
 
-The easiest way for now is to just copy the ``polymorphic`` directory
-(under ``django_polymorphic``) into your Django project dir.
+In the directory "django_polymorphic", execute ``sudo python setup.py install``.
+
+Alternatively you can simply copy the ``polymorphic`` directory
+(under "django_polymorphic") into your Django project dir.
 
 If you want to use the management command ``polymorphic_dumpdata``, then
-you need to add ``polymorphic`` to your INSTALLED_APPS setting as well.
+you need to add ``polymorphic`` to your INSTALLED_APPS setting.
 
-In any case, the ContentType framework (``django.contrib.contenttypes``)
+In any case, Django's ContentType framework (``django.contrib.contenttypes``)
 needs to be listed in INSTALLED_APPS (usually it already is).
 
 
+
 Defining Polymorphic Models
 ===========================
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3532b80f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from distutils.core import setup
+
+setup(
+    name = 'django_polymorphic',
+    version = '0.2',
+    description = 'Seamless Polymorphic Inheritance for Django Models',
+    author = 'Bert Constantin',
+    author_email = 'bert.constantin@gmx.de',
+    url = 'http://bserve.webhop.org/wiki/django_polymorphic',
+    packages = [ 'polymorphic' ],
+)