diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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+[global]
+
+[bdist_rpm]
+provides = panda-common
+release = 1
+packager = Panda Team <hn-atlas-panda-pathena@cern.ch>
+requires = python
+
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+#
+#
+# Setup prog for Panda Common
+#
+#
+# set PYTHONPATH to use the current directory first
+import sys
+
+sys.path.insert(0, ".")  # noqa: E402
+
+import os
+
+import PandaPkgInfo
+from setuptools import find_packages, setup
+from setuptools.command.install import install as install_org
+
+# get release version
+release_version = PandaPkgInfo.release_version
+if "BUILD_NUMBER" in os.environ:
+    release_version = "{0}.{1}".format(release_version, os.environ["BUILD_NUMBER"])
+
+
+# custom install to disable egg
+class install_panda(install_org):
+    def finalize_options(self):
+        install_org.finalize_options(self)
+        self.single_version_externally_managed = True
+
+
+setup(
+    name="panda-common",
+    version=release_version,
+    description=" PanDA Common Package",
+    long_description="""This package contains PanDA Common Components""",
+    license="GPL",
+    author="Panda Team",
+    author_email="atlas-adc-panda@cern.ch",
+    url="https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/Atlas/PanDA",
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    install_requires=[
+        "configparser",
+        "pytz",
+        "stomp.py >=4.1.23, <=7.0.0",
+        "requests",
+    ],
+    data_files=[
+        ("etc/panda", ["templates/panda_common.cfg.rpmnew"]),
+    ],
+    scripts=["tools/panda_common-install_igtf_ca"],
+    cmdclass={
+        "install": install_panda,
+    },
+)