diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d6c5cd5..013d118 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,38 +1,49 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import sys
 
-from distutils.core import setup
+from setuptools import setup
+from setuptools.command.bdist_egg import bdist_egg
 
-long_description = """
-Context managers for capturing C-level output::
-
-    from wurlitzer import pipes
-
-    with pipes() as (stdout, stderr):
-        call_c_function()
-    out = stdout.read()
-    err = stderr.read()
-"""
+with open("README.md") as f:
+    long_description = f.read()
 
 version_ns = {}
-with open('wurlitzer.py') as f:
+with open("wurlitzer.py") as f:
     for line in f:
-        if line.startswith('__version__'):
+        if line.startswith("__version__"):
             exec(line, version_ns)
 
+
+class bdist_egg_disabled(bdist_egg):
+    """Disabled version of bdist_egg
+
+    Prevents setup.py install from performing setuptools' default easy_install,
+    which it should never ever do.
+    """
+
+    def run(self):
+        sys.exit(
+            "Aborting implicit building of eggs. Use `pip install .` to install from source."
+        )
+
+
 setup_args = dict(
-    name='wurlitzer',
-    version=version_ns['__version__'],
+    name="wurlitzer",
+    version=version_ns["__version__"],
     author="Min RK",
     author_email="benjaminrk@gmail.com",
     description="Capture C-level output in context managers",
     long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     url="https://github.com/minrk/wurlitzer",
-    py_modules=['wurlitzer'],
+    py_modules=["wurlitzer"],
+    python_requires=">=2.7",
     license="MIT",
-    cmdclass={},
+    cmdclass={
+        "bdist_egg": bdist_egg if "bdist_egg" in sys.argv else bdist_egg_disabled
+    },
     classifiers=[
-        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+        "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7",
@@ -40,9 +51,5 @@
     ],
 )
 
-if 'bdist_wheel' in sys.argv:
-    from wheel.bdist_wheel import bdist_wheel
-    setup_args['cmdclass']['bdist_wheel'] = bdist_wheel
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
+if __name__ == "__main__":
     setup(**setup_args)