diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 151c142..d5f5cf6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,134 +1,75 @@
-"""A setuptools based setup module.
-See:
-https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/distributing.html
-https://github.com/pypa/sampleproject
-"""
+import re
+from pathlib import Path, StrPath
 
-
-import re 
+# To use a consistent encoding
+from codecs import open
 
 # Always prefer setuptools over distutils
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-# To use a consistent encoding
-from codecs import open
-from os import path
 
 
-here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
+here = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 
 # Get the long description from the README file
-with open(path.join(here, 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
+with open(Path(here, "README.md"), encoding="utf-8") as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
-def read(*parts):
-    # intentionally *not* adding an encoding option to open
-    # see here: https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/issues/201#issuecomment-3145690
-    return open(path.join(here, *parts), 'r').read()
 
-def find_version(*file_paths):
-    version_file = read(*file_paths)
-    version_match = re.search(r"^version = ['\"]([^'\"]*)['\"]",
-                              version_file, re.M)
-    if version_match:
-        return version_match.group(1)
-    raise RuntimeError("Unable to find version string.")
+def find_version(*file_path: StrPath) -> str:
+    """
+    Searches for the semantic version within the given path
+    :param file_path: Path to the file to search
+    :return: Semantic version as string
+    """
+    version_file: str = open(Path(here, *file_path), "r").read()
+    version_match = re.search(r"^version = ['\"]([^'\"]*)['\"]", version_file, re.M)
+    if not version_match:
+        raise RuntimeError("Unable to find version string.")
+
+    return version_match.group(1)
+
 
 setup(
-    name='semver',
-
-    # Versions should comply with PEP440.  For a discussion on single-sourcing
-    # the version across setup.py and the project code, see
-    # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/single_source_version.html
-    version=find_version('semver','__init__.py'),
-    #version='0.0.1',
-
-    description='Automatic Semantic Versioner',
+    name="semver",
+    version=find_version("semver", "__init__.py"),
+    description="Automatic Semantic Versioner",
     long_description=long_description,
-
-    # The project's main homepage.
-    url='https://github.com/RightBrain-Networks/auto-semver',
-
+    url="https://github.com/RightBrain-Networks/auto-semver",
     # Author details
-    author='RightBrain Networks',
-    author_email='cloud@rightbrainnetworks.com',
-
+    author="RightBrain Networks",
+    author_email="cloud@rightbrainnetworks.com",
     # Choose your license
-    license='Apache2.0',
-
+    license="Apache2.0",
+    # ======== #
+    # Metadata #
+    # ======== #
     # See https://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers
     classifiers=[
-        # How mature is this project? Common values are
-        #   3 - Alpha
-        #   4 - Beta
-        #   5 - Production/Stable
-        'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
-
-        # Indicate who your project is intended for
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'Intended Audience :: System Administrators',
-        'Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools',
-
-        # Pick your license as you wish (should match "license" above)
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
-
-        # Specify the Python versions you support here. In particular, ensure
-        # that you indicate whether you support Python 2, Python 3 or both.
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6'
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
+        # Development Status
+        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+        # Audience
+        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+        "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
+        "Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools",
+        # Supported Python Versions
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     ],
-
-    # What does your project relate to?
-    keywords='Semantic Version',
-
-    # You can just specify the packages manually here if your project is
-    # simple. Or you can use find_packages().
-    packages=find_packages(exclude=['contrib', 'docs', 'tests']),
-
-    # Alternatively, if you want to distribute just a my_module.py, uncomment
-    # this:
-    #   py_modules=["my_module"],
-
-    # List run-time dependencies here.  These will be installed by pip when
-    # your project is installed. For an analysis of "install_requires" vs pip's
-    # requirements files see:
-    # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/requirements.html
-    install_requires=[
-        'argparse>=1.2.1'
-    ],
-
-    # List additional groups of dependencies here (e.g. development
-    # dependencies). You can install these using the following syntax,
-    # for example:
-    # $ pip install -e .[dev,test]
-    #extras_require={
-    #    'dev': ['check-manifest'],
-    #    'test': ['coverage'],
-    #},
-
-    # If there are data files included in your packages that need to be
-    # installed, specify them here.  If using Python 2.6 or less, then these
-    # have to be included in MANIFEST.in as well.
-    package_data={
-    },
-
-    # Although 'package_data' is the preferred approach, in some case you may
-    # need to place data files outside of your packages. See:
-    # http://docs.python.org/3.4/distutils/setupscript.html#installing-additional-files # noqa
-    # In this case, 'data_file' will be installed into '<sys.prefix>/my_data'
-    #data_files=[('my_data', ['data/data_file'])],
-
-    # To provide executable scripts, use entry points in preference to the
-    # "scripts" keyword. Entry points provide cross-platform support and allow
-    # pip to create the appropriate form of executable for the target platform.
+    keywords=["Semantic", "Version", "Git", "Auto-Versioning"],
+    # ======= #
+    # Package #
+    # ======= #
+    packages=find_packages(exclude=["contrib", "docs", "tests"]),
+    install_requires=["argparse>=1.4.0"],
+    package_data={},
     entry_points={
-        'console_scripts': [
-            'semver = semver:main',
-            'semver_get_version = semver.get_version:main'
+        "console_scripts": [
+            "semver = semver:main",
+            "semver_get_version = semver.get_version:main",
         ],
     },
 )