diff --git a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
index e0d81e4..78d8cd3 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 - id: django-migrate
-  name: django-migrate
+  name: django migrate
   description: Check a django app for missing migrations
-  entry: hook/django_migrate.sh
-  language: script
-  types: [shell]
+  entry: django-migrate
+  language: python
   always_run: true
   verbose: true
diff --git a/hook/django_migrate.sh b/hook/django_migrate.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 73e6d67..0000000
--- a/hook/django_migrate.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -o errexit
-set -o pipefail
-set -o nounset
-
-if command python manage.py makemigrations --dry-run | grep -q 'No changes detected'; then
-    exit 0
-else
-    exit 1
-fi
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diff --git a/hooks/__init__.py b/hooks/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/hooks/django_migrate.py b/hooks/django_migrate.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..21f1853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/django_migrate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import subprocess
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+def main():
+    exitcode = 0
+    cp = subprocess.run(
+        ["python", "manage.py", "makemigrations", "--dry-run", "/dev/null"], 
+        capture_output=True
+    )
+    if cp.stdout:
+        if not cp.stdout.__contains__("No changes detected"):
+            exitcode = 1
+    return exitcode
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    exit(main())
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diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a394bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+[metadata]
+name = hooks
+version = 0.0.1
+description = Checks for missing django migrations
+license = MIT
+license_file = LICENSE
+classifiers =
+    License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
+    Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
+    Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy
+
+[options]
+packages = find:
+python_requires = >=3.6.1
+
+[options.entry_points]
+console_scripts =
+    django-migrate = hooks.django_migrate:main
+
+[bdist_wheel]
+universal = True
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e69de29..533b733 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Always prefer setuptools over distutils
+from setuptools import setup
+setup()
+# from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+
+# setup(
+#     name='django-migrations',
+#     version='0.0.1',
+#     packages=find_packages(),
+#     entry_points = {
+#         'console_scripts': ['django_migrate=django_migrate:check_migrations'],
+#     },
+#     url='https://github.com/caktus/django-migrations',
+#     author='Caktus Group',
+#     author_email='',
+#     description='A pre-commit hook to check a django app for migrations',
+#     python_requires='>=3.5',
+#     classifiers=[
+#         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+#         'Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools',
+#         'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
+#         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
+#     ]
+# )