diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+from setuptools import setup
+from os import walk, path
+
+URL = "https://github.com/JarbasSkills/skill-icanhazdadjokes"
+SKILL_CLAZZ = "JokingSkill"  # needs to match __init__.py class name
+PYPI_NAME = "ovos-skill-jokes"  # pip install PYPI_NAME
+
+# below derived from github url to ensure standard skill_id
+SKILL_AUTHOR, SKILL_NAME = URL.split(".com/")[-1].split("/")
+SKILL_PKG = SKILL_NAME.lower().replace('-', '_')
+PLUGIN_ENTRY_POINT = f'{SKILL_NAME.lower()}.{SKILL_AUTHOR.lower()}={SKILL_PKG}:{SKILL_CLAZZ}'
+# skill_id=package_name:SkillClass
+
+
+def find_resource_files():
+    resource_base_dirs = ("locale", "ui", "vocab", "dialog", "regex", "skill")
+    base_dir = path.dirname(__file__)
+    package_data = ["*.json"]
+    for res in resource_base_dirs:
+        if path.isdir(path.join(base_dir, res)):
+            for (directory, _, files) in walk(path.join(base_dir, res)):
+                if files:
+                    package_data.append(
+                        path.join(directory.replace(base_dir, "").lstrip('/'),
+                                  '*'))
+    return package_data
+
+with open("README.md", "r") as f:
+    long_description = f.read()
+
+def get_version():
+    """ Find the version of this skill"""
+    version_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'version.py')
+    major, minor, build, alpha = (None, None, None, None)
+    with open(version_file) as f:
+        for line in f:
+            if 'VERSION_MAJOR' in line:
+                major = line.split('=')[1].strip()
+            elif 'VERSION_MINOR' in line:
+                minor = line.split('=')[1].strip()
+            elif 'VERSION_BUILD' in line:
+                build = line.split('=')[1].strip()
+            elif 'VERSION_ALPHA' in line:
+                alpha = line.split('=')[1].strip()
+
+            if ((major and minor and build and alpha) or
+                '# END_VERSION_BLOCK' in line):
+                break
+
+    version = f"{major}.{minor}.{build}"
+    if int(alpha):
+        version += f"a{alpha}"
+    return version
+
+
+setup(
+    name=PYPI_NAME,
+    version=get_version(),
+    long_description=long_description,
+    url=URL,
+    author=SKILL_AUTHOR,
+    description='OVOS jokes skill plugin',
+    author_email='jarbasai@mailfence.com',
+    license='Apache-2.0',
+    package_dir={SKILL_PKG: ""},
+    package_data={SKILL_PKG: find_resource_files()},
+    packages=[SKILL_PKG],
+    include_package_data=True,
+    keywords='ovos skill plugin',
+    entry_points={'ovos.plugin.skill': PLUGIN_ENTRY_POINT}
+    )
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
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+# START_VERSION_BLOCK
+VERSION_MAJOR = 0
+VERSION_MINOR = 0
+VERSION_BUILD = 1
+VERSION_ALPHA = 0
+# END_VERSION_BLOCK