diff --git a/examples/root/python/example.py b/examples/root/python/example.py
index 0ba4de0..b5c02b3 100644
--- a/examples/root/python/example.py
+++ b/examples/root/python/example.py
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 import ROOT
 import numpy as np
 
-#import dunestyle.root as dunestyle
-import dunestyle as dunestyle
+import dunestyle.root as dunestyle
 
 c = ROOT.TCanvas()
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2a4801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = [
+  "setuptools",
+  "wheel"
+]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2b1b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+[metadata]
+name = dune-plot-style
+version = 0.0.1
+author = Young Dune
+author_email = dune-young@fnal.gov
+description = Plot styling tools
+long_description = file: README.md
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown
+url = https://github.com/DUNE/dune-plot-style
+project_urls =
+bug_tracker = https://github.com/DUNE/dune-plot-style/issues
+classifiers =
+programming language :: Python :: 3
+operating system :: OS Independent
+
+[options]
+python_requires = >=3.6
+install_requires =
+package_dir=
+    dunestyle = src
+    dunestyle.matplotlib = src/matplotlib/python
+    dunestyle.root = src/root/python
+    dunestyle.data = src/root/cpp/include
+    dunestyle.stylelib = src/matplotlib/stylelib
+packages =
+    dunestyle
+    dunestyle.matplotlib
+    dunestyle.root
+    dunestyle.data
+    dunestyle.stylelib
+
+[options.package_data]
+dunestyle.data =
+    *.h
+dunestyle.stylelib =
+    *.mplstyle
+
+
+#[options.packages.find]
+#where=src
diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/matplotlib/__init__.py b/src/matplotlib/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/matplotlib/python/__init__.py b/src/matplotlib/python/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e899562
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/matplotlib/python/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+try:
+    # this handles the arrangement that comes out
+    #  when dune-plot-style is set up standalone by using `pip install`.
+    # (the UPS product sets $MPLCONFIGDIR directly in its setup process.)
+    import os, os.path, pathlib
+    import dunestyle.stylelib as module
+    os.environ["MPLCONFIGDIR"] = str(pathlib.Path(module.__path__[0]).parent.absolute()) + (":" + os.environ["MPLCONFIGDIR"] if "MPLCONFIGDIR" in os.environ else "")
+except:
+    pass
+
+from .dunestyle import *
diff --git a/matplotlib/python/dunestyle.py b/src/matplotlib/python/dunestyle.py
similarity index 100%
rename from matplotlib/python/dunestyle.py
rename to src/matplotlib/python/dunestyle.py
diff --git a/matplotlib/stylelib/dune.mplstyle b/src/matplotlib/stylelib/dune.mplstyle
similarity index 100%
rename from matplotlib/stylelib/dune.mplstyle
rename to src/matplotlib/stylelib/dune.mplstyle
diff --git a/src/root/__init__.py b/src/root/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/root/cpp/include/DUNEStyle.h b/src/root/cpp/include/DUNEStyle.h
similarity index 100%
rename from root/cpp/include/DUNEStyle.h
rename to src/root/cpp/include/DUNEStyle.h
diff --git a/src/root/python/__init__.py b/src/root/python/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ad6d0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/root/python/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .dunestyle import *
diff --git a/root/python/dunestyle.py b/src/root/python/dunestyle.py
similarity index 86%
rename from root/python/dunestyle.py
rename to src/root/python/dunestyle.py
index 409ea2b..cf2243e 100644
--- a/root/python/dunestyle.py
+++ b/src/root/python/dunestyle.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import builtins
 
 CPP_HEADER = "DUNEStyle.h"
+UPS_VAR = "DUNE_PLOT_STYLE_INC"
 
 
 def enable():
@@ -25,10 +26,16 @@ def enable():
 	import sys
 	import ROOT
 
+
 	search_paths = [os.path.curdir, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../cpp/include")]
-	ups_var = "DUNE_PLOT_STYLE_INC"
-	if ups_var in os.environ:
-		search_paths.insert(0, os.environ[ups_var])
+	try:
+		from dunestyle import data as data_module
+		search_paths.insert(0, data_module.__path__[0])
+	except:
+		pass
+
+	if UPS_VAR in os.environ:
+		search_paths.insert(0, os.environ[UPS_VAR])
 
 	found_path = None
 	for search_paths in search_paths:
diff --git a/ups/dune-plot-style.table b/ups/dune-plot-style.table
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5047f1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ups/dune-plot-style.table
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+FILE=TABLE 
+PRODUCT=dune-plot-style
+VERSION=XXVERSIONXX
+
+#--------------------- 
+FLAVOR=NULL 
+QUALIFIERS = "" 
+
+ACTION=SETUP 
+
+  setupEnv()
+  prodDir()
+
+  EnvSet(DUNE-PLOT-STYLE_VERSION, ${UPS_PROD_VERSION} )
+  EnvSet(DUNE-PLOT-STYLE_DIR, ${UPS_PROD_DIR} )
+  EnvSet(DUNE-PLOT-STYLE_INC, ${UPS_PROD_DIR}/include)
+
+  PathPrepend(PYTHONPATH, ${UPS_PROD_DIR}/python)
+  PathPrepend(MPLCONFIGDIR, ${UPS_PROD_DIR}/stylelib/)
diff --git a/ups/make_dune-plot-style_ups_product.sh b/ups/make_dune-plot-style_ups_product.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..214f922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ups/make_dune-plot-style_ups_product.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# heavily inspired by NOvAs ups product making script
+# 2022-07-12
+
+# print usage
+usage() {
+
+  echo ""
+  echo "Usage is:" 
+  echo "   sh make_dune-plot-style_ups_product.sh <version_number>"
+  echo ""
+  echo "The version number should be of the form vXX_XX."
+  echo ""
+  exit -1
+
+}
+
+# setup
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+if [ ${#@} != 1 ]; then
+  usage
+fi 
+
+# useful vars
+path=/grid/fermiapp/products/dune/
+reponame="dune-plot-style" 
+version=$1
+tmpdir=/tmp/${reponame}_${version}
+
+if [[ ! ${version} =~ v[0-9][0-9]_[0-9][0-9] ]]; then
+  echo ""
+  echo "Version pattern not allowed."
+  usage
+fi
+
+echo "Tagging ${reponame} ${version}"
+
+source ${path}/setup_dune.sh
+setup upd
+
+echo "Printing active products"
+echo "-------------------------------------------"
+ups active
+echo "-------------------------------------------"
+
+# check if the first argument is a valid path
+if [  -d "${tmpdir}" ]; then
+  echo "${tmpdir} is already exists! Cannot do clean checkout!"
+  echo "Aborting"
+  exit -1
+fi
+
+# pull the latest version of the git repo and put it in the product directory
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# clone to temp directory
+git clone -b ${version} git@github.com:DUNE/${reponame}.git ${tmpdir}/${reponame}-preorg
+
+# need to do some reogranising for the ups product
+mkdir -p ${tmpdir}/${reponame}/python/dunestyle/matplotlib
+mkdir -p ${tmpdir}/${reponame}/python/dunestyle/root
+mv ${tmpdir}/${reponame}-preorg/src/matplotlib/stylelib  ${tmpdir}/${reponame}/
+mv ${tmpdir}/${reponame}-preorg/src/root/cpp/include     ${tmpdir}/${reponame}/
+mv ${tmpdir}/${reponame}-preorg/src/__init__.py          ${tmpdir}/${reponame}/python/dunestyle/
+mv ${tmpdir}/${reponame}-preorg/src/matplotlib/python/*  ${tmpdir}/${reponame}/python/dunestyle/matplotlib
+mv ${tmpdir}/${reponame}-preorg/src/root/python/*        ${tmpdir}/${reponame}/python/dunestyle/root
+
+tree ${tmpdir}/${reponame}
+
+#proddir=${path}/${reponame}
+#dest=${proddir}/${version}/NULL
+#
+#echo "$reponame will be created in $dest"
+#
+#if [ ! -d "${proddir}" ]; then
+#  mkdir -p ${proddir}
+#fi
+#
+## offer option to overwrite a product if it exists, though
+## in general we won't want to do this
+#if [ -d "${proddir}/${version}" ]; then
+#  echo ""
+#  echo "Product ${reponame} with version ${version} already exists." 
+#  echo "Making it again will over-write the existing one."
+#  echo ""
+#  read -p "Are you sure you want to proceed (y/n)? " -n 1 -r
+#  echo   
+#  if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
+#  then
+#    echo "OK. If you say so."
+#  else
+#    echo "The script will now abort. Try again with a different version."
+#    exit -1
+#  fi
+#fi
+#
+## now copy the code to it's location in the /grid area
+#mkdir -p ${dest}
+#rsync --exclude '*~' --exclude '*.git' -rL $tmpdir/${reponame}/* ${dest}
+#
+## update the ups table to give the correct version number
+#ups_table=${dest}/ups/${reponame}.table
+#if [ ! -f "${ups_table}" ] ; then
+#  echo ""
+#  echo "Error! UPS table ${ups_table} does not exist!"
+#  echo ""
+#  exit -1
+#fi
+#
+#echo "Updating table file"
+#
+#sed -i -e "s:XXVERSIONXX:${version}:" \
+#  ${ups_table}
+#
+#echo"Declaring product ${reponame} with version ${version} to UPS."
+#
+## declare to ups
+#ups declare -f NULL -z ${path} \
+#  -r ${path}/${reponame}/${version}/NULL \
+#  -m ${reponame}.table \
+#  ${reponame} ${version}
+#
+#retval=$?
+#test $retval -ne 0 && echo "Error! 'ups declare' returned non-zero - BAILING" && exit 1
+#
+## add to upd
+#cd ${proddir}/${version}/NULL/
+#
+#upd addproduct ${reponame} ${version} 
+#retval=$?
+#test $retval -ne 0 && echo "Error! 'upd addproduct' returned non-zero - BAILING" && exit 1
+#
+#rm -rf ${tmpdir}
+#
+#echo "Done"