diff --git a/compliance_tool/setup.py b/compliance_tool/setup.py
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--- a/compliance_tool/setup.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-# Copyright (c) 2025 the Eclipse BaSyx Authors
-#
-# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms of the MIT License, available in
-# the LICENSE file of this project.
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-import setuptools
-
-with open("README.md", "r", encoding='utf-8') as fh:
-    long_description = fh.read()
-
-setuptools.setup(
-    name="aas_compliance_tool",
-    version="1.0.0",
-    author="The AAS Compliance Tool authors",
-    description="AAS compliance checker based on the Eclipse BaSyx Python SDK",
-    long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    url="https://github.com/rwth-iat/aas-compliance-tool",
-    packages=setuptools.find_packages(exclude=["test", "test.*"]),
-    zip_safe=False,
-    package_data={
-        "aas_compliance_tool": ["py.typed", "schemas/aasJSONSchema.json", "schemas/aasXMLSchema.xsd"],
-    },
-    classifiers=[
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
-        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-        "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
-    ],
-    entry_points={
-        'console_scripts': [
-            "aas-compliance-check = aas_compliance_tool:main"
-        ]
-    },
-    python_requires='>=3.8',
-    install_requires=[
-        'pyecma376-2>=0.2.4',
-        'basyx-python-sdk>=1.0.0',
-    ]
-)