diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bc62b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+redis
+cloudpickle
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4912814..8969100 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+requirements = list(map(str.strip, open("requirements.txt").readlines()))
+
 setup(
     name='gearsclient',
     version='0.1',
     packages=find_packages(),
-    install_requires=[
-        'redis',
-        'cloudpickle'
-    ],
+    install_requires=requirements,
 )
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