diff --git a/Build.PL b/Build.PL
deleted file mode 100644
index caf4203..0000000
--- a/Build.PL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#! perl
-
-BEGIN { require 5.006002 }
-
-use strict;
-use warnings;
-
-use Module::Build;
-
-Module::Build->new(
-    module_name => 'UNIVERSAL::isa',
-    license     => 'perl',
-    requires    => {
-        'perl'         => '5.6.2',
-        'Scalar::Util' => 0,
-    },
-    config_requires => {
-        'perl'          => '5.6.2',
-        'Module::Build' => '0.33',
-    }
-)->create_build_script;
diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 962f763..0f65695 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Changes for UNIVERSAL::isa
 --------------------------
 
+{{$NEXT}}
+    - converted to Dist::Zilla
+
 1.03  Mon Jun 22 20:42:36 UTC 2009
     - improved packaging (Module::Build is now a config_requires dependency)
 
diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
deleted file mode 100644
index 6363215..0000000
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-Build.PL
-Changes
-lib/UNIVERSAL/isa.pm
-MANIFEST            This list of files
-META.yml
-t/basic.t
-t/bugs.t
-t/warnings.t
-README
diff --git a/META.yml b/META.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 45ed083..0000000
--- a/META.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
----
-name: UNIVERSAL-isa
-version: 1.03
-author:
-  - 'Audrey Tang <cpan@audreyt.org>'
-  - 'chromatic <chromatic@wgz.org>'
-  - 'Yuval Kogman <nothingmuch@woobling.org>'
-abstract: |-
-  Attempt to recover from people calling UNIVERSAL::isa as a
-  function
-license: perl
-resources:
-  license: http://dev.perl.org/licenses/
-requires:
-  Scalar::Util: 0
-  perl: 5.6.2
-provides:
-  UNIVERSAL::isa:
-    file: lib/UNIVERSAL/isa.pm
-    version: 1.03
-generated_by: Module::Build version 0.33
-meta-spec:
-  url: http://module-build.sourceforge.net/META-spec-v1.4.html
-  version: 1.4
diff --git a/README b/README
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a401bf..0000000
--- a/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-UNIVERSAL::isa
---------------
-
-Version 1.03 - Mon Jun 22 20:34:08 UTC 2009
-
-Attempt to recover from people calling UNIVERSAL::isa as a function
-
-    # from the shell
-    echo 'export PERL5OPT=-MUNIVERSAL::isa' >> /etc/profile
-
-    # within your program
-    use UNIVERSAL::isa;
-
-    # verbose reporting
-    use UNIVERSAL::isa 'verbose';
-
-INSTALLATION
-
-    $ perl Build.PL
-    $ perl ./Build
-    $ perl ./Build test
-    $ sudo perl ./Build install
-
-APOLOGIA
-
-    Whenever you use "isa" in UNIVERSAL as a function, a kitten using
-Test::MockObject dies. Normally, the kittens would be helpless, but if they use
-UNIVERSAL::isa (the module whose docs you are reading), the kittens can live
-long and prosper.
-
-    This module replaces "UNIVERSAL::isa" with a version that makes sure that,
-when called as a function on objects which override "isa", "isa" will call the
-appropriate method on those objects
-
-    In all other cases, the real "UNIVERSAL::isa" gets called directly.
-
-AUTHORS
-    Audrey Tang <cpan@audreyt.org>
-
-    chromatic <chromatic@wgz.org>
-
-    Yuval Kogman <nothingmuch@woobling.org>
-
-COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
-
-    Artistic License 2.0, Copyright (c) chromatic 2005 - 2009.
diff --git a/dist.ini b/dist.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69d434f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name             = UNIVERSAL-isa
+author           = chromatic
+license          = Perl_5
+copyright_holder = chromatic@wgz.org
+copyright_year   = 2011
+
+[AutoVersion]
+format = {{ cldr('1.yyyyMMdd') }}
+
+[AutoPrereqs]
+
+[@Basic]
+[PkgVersion]
+[NextRelease]
+
+[@Git]
+changelog   = Changes             ; this is the default
+allow_dirty = dist.ini            ; see Git::Check...
+allow_dirty = Changes             ; ... and Git::Commit
+commit_msg  = v%v%n%n%c           ; see Git::Commit
+tag_format  = %v                  ; see Git::Tag
+tag_message = %v                  ; see Git::Tag
+push_to     = origin              ; see Git::Push
diff --git a/lib/UNIVERSAL/isa.pm b/lib/UNIVERSAL/isa.pm
index d8f8d15..d117795 100644
--- a/lib/UNIVERSAL/isa.pm
+++ b/lib/UNIVERSAL/isa.pm
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 package UNIVERSAL::isa;
+# ABSTRACT: Attempt to recover from people calling UNIVERSAL::isa as a function
 
 use strict;
-use vars qw( $VERSION $recursing );
+use warnings;
+use 5.6.2;
+
+use vars qw( $recursing );
 
 use UNIVERSAL ();
 
 use Scalar::Util 'blessed';
 use warnings::register;
 
-$VERSION = '1.03';
-
 my ( $orig, $verbose_warning );
 
 BEGIN { $orig = \&UNIVERSAL::isa }
@@ -100,8 +102,7 @@ __END__
 
 =head1 NAME
 
-UNIVERSAL::isa - Attempt to recover from people calling UNIVERSAL::isa as a
-function
+Attempt to recover from people calling UNIVERSAL::isa as a function
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS