diff --git a/pkg/pypi/pyproject.toml b/pkg/pypi/pyproject.toml
index 6a5a7d6..aa02eb7 100644
--- a/pkg/pypi/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pkg/pypi/pyproject.toml
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ python = "^3.6"
 "Issue Tracker" = "https://github.com/zerotier/libzt/issues"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
+requires = ["setuptools", "poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
diff --git a/pkg/pypi/setup.py b/pkg/pypi/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e9edb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pypi/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from setuptools import setup
+
+packages = \
+['libzt']
+
+package_data = \
+{'': ['*']}
+
+setup_kwargs = {
+    'name': 'libzt',
+    'version': '1.8.4',
+    'description': 'ZeroTier',
+    'long_description': '<div align="center">\n\n<img width=120px src=https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne/raw/master/artwork/ZeroTierIcon512x512.png></img>\n\n<h1>libzt (ZeroTier)</h1>\nPeer-to-peer and cross-platform encrypted connections built right into your app or service. No drivers, no root, and no host configuration.\n\n<a href="https://github.com/zerotier/libzt/"><img alt="latest libzt version" src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/zerotier/libzt?label=latest version"/></a>\n<a href="https://github.com/zerotier/libzt/commits/master"><img alt="Last Commit" src="https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/zerotier/libzt"/></a>\n<a href="https://github.com/zerotier/libzt/actions"><img alt="Build Status (master branch)" src="https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/zerotier/libzt/CMake/master"/></a>\n</div>\n\n<div align="center"> \n\nExamples, tutorials and API docs for Python and other languages: [github.com/zerotier/libzt](https://www.github.com/zerotier/libzt)\n\n*NOTE: The implementation of this language binding attempts to be as Pythonic as possible. If something is not as it should be, please make a pull request or issue. Thanks.*\n',
+    'author': 'ZeroTier, Inc.',
+    'author_email': None,
+    'maintainer': None,
+    'maintainer_email': None,
+    'url': 'https://www.zerotier.com/',
+    'packages': packages,
+    'package_data': package_data,
+    'python_requires': '>=3.5,<4.0',
+}
+from build import *
+build(setup_kwargs)
+
+setup(**setup_kwargs)