diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f2c506f087..63eb9078bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo ln -s ~/go/bin/swupd-extract /usr/bin/swupd-extract
 
     - name: Build ${{ matrix.distro }}/${{ matrix.format }}
-      run: sudo ./mkosi
+      run: sudo python3 -m mkosi
             --debug run
             --distribution ${{ matrix.distro }}
             --format ${{ matrix.format }}
diff --git a/mkosi.py b/mkosi.py
deleted file mode 120000
index b5f44fa8ef..0000000000
--- a/mkosi.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-mkosi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mkosi b/mkosi/__init__.py
similarity index 99%
rename from mkosi
rename to mkosi/__init__.py
index 234349b614..a2988ff358 100755
--- a/mkosi
+++ b/mkosi/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-# PYTHON_ARGCOMPLETE_OK
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
 
 import argparse
@@ -53,10 +51,8 @@
 )
 from types import FrameType
 
-__version__ = '5'
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 6):
-    sys.exit("Sorry, we need at least Python 3.6.")
+__version__ = '5'
 
 
 # These types are only generic during type checking and not at runtime, leading
@@ -5212,25 +5208,3 @@ def run_verb(args: CommandLineArguments) -> None:
 
     if args.verb == "qemu":
         run_qemu(args)
-
-
-def main() -> None:
-    try:
-        args = parse_args()
-
-        for job_name, a in args.items():
-            # Change working directory if --directory is passed
-            if a.directory:
-                work_dir = a.directory
-                if os.path.isdir(work_dir):
-                    os.chdir(work_dir)
-                else:
-                    die("Error: %s is not a directory!" % work_dir)
-            with complete_step('Processing ' + job_name):
-                run_verb(a)
-    except MkosiException:
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
diff --git a/mkosi/__main__.py b/mkosi/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ba6a47854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mkosi/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+# PYTHON_ARGCOMPLETE_OK
+import os
+import sys
+
+from . import parse_args, complete_step, run_verb, die, MkosiException
+
+
+try:
+    args = parse_args()
+
+    for job_name, a in args.items():
+        # Change working directory if --directory is passed
+        if a.directory:
+            work_dir = a.directory
+            if os.path.isdir(work_dir):
+                os.chdir(work_dir)
+            else:
+                die(f"Error: {work_dir} is not a directory!")
+        with complete_step(f"Processing {job_name}"):
+            run_verb(a)
+except MkosiException:
+    sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 813921e227..93e23928a6 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
 
-import sys
-
 from setuptools import setup, Command
 
 class BuildManpage(Command):
@@ -17,9 +15,6 @@ def finalize_options(self):
     def run(self):
         self.spawn(['pandoc', '-t', 'man', '-o', 'mkosi.1', 'mkosi.md'])
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 6):
-    sys.exit("Sorry, we need at least Python 3.6.")
-
 
 setup(
     name="mkosi",
@@ -29,6 +24,11 @@ def run(self):
     maintainer="mkosi contributors",
     maintainer_email="systemd-devel@lists.freedesktop.org",
     license="LGPLv2+",
+    python_requires=">=3.6",
     scripts=["mkosi"],
-    cmdclass = { "man": BuildManpage }
+    cmdclass = { "man": BuildManpage },
+    entry_point = """
+        [console_scripts]
+        mkosi:__main__
+    """
 )
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 5a00d434be..938fcbcd12 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -2,13 +2,8 @@
 
 import sys
 import os 
-dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 
-import importlib.util
-spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location('mkosi', os.path.join(dir_path, '../mkosi.py'))
-mkosi_module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
-spec.loader.exec_module(mkosi_module)
-sys.modules['mkosi'] = mkosi_module
+import mkosi
 
 from tests.test_config_parser import MkosiConfig
 
diff --git a/tests/test_config_parser.py b/tests/test_config_parser.py
index a856515774..8c2fc3b7ab 100644
--- a/tests/test_config_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_config_parser.py
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
 
+import configparser
+import copy
 import os
-dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-
-import importlib.util
-spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location('mkosi', os.path.join(dir_path, '../mkosi.py'))
-mkosi = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
-spec.loader.exec_module(mkosi)
 
 import pytest
-import configparser
-import copy
+
+import mkosi
 
 
 class ChangeCwd(object):