diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 85f9ceb..3cbf4b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: tests
         run: |
+          pip install .
           make test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 31de09e..ec8c1b4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ test:
 lint:
 	black --check --diff $(FILES_TO_LINT)
 	flake8 $(FILES_TO_LINT)
-	mypy --strict $(FILES_TO_LINT)
+	mypy .
 	pytype $(FILES_TO_LINT)
 
 coverage:
diff --git a/memory_store.py b/memory_store.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a59d6f6..0000000
--- a/memory_store.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-class MemoryStorage:
-    def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self.data: dict[str, str] = {}
-
-    def set(self, key: str, value: str) -> None:
-        self.data[key] = value
-
-    def get(self, key: str) -> str:
-        return self.data.get(key, "")
-
-    def close(self) -> bool:
-        # NOTE: ideally, I would want this to have () -> None signature, but for some
-        # reason mypy complains about this:
-        #
-        # tests/test_memory_store.py:19: error: "close" of "MemoryStorage" does not
-        #   return a value
-        #
-        # check here for more: https://github.com/python/mypy/issues/6549
-        return True
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b352774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[mypy]
+exclude = venv|setup.py
+strict = True
diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index c636dba..aefbcb6 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-black>=22.1.0
-coverage>=6.3.2
-flake8>=4.0.1
-ipdb>=0.13.9
-mypy>=0.950
-pytype>=2022.4.26
-pytest>=7.1.2
+-e .[dev]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2baada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+[metadata]
+name = caskdb
+version = 0.1.0
+description = Disk based Log Structured Hash Table Store
+long_description = file: README.md
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown
+url = https://github.com/avinassh/py-caskdb
+author = Avinash Sajjanshetty
+author_email = opensource@avi.im
+license = MIT
+license_file = LICENSE
+classifiers =
+    License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+    Operating System :: OS Independent
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
+    Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
+    Typing :: Typed
+
+[options]
+packages = find:
+python_requires = >=3.8
+package_dir = =src
+
+[options.packages.find]
+where = ./src
+
+[options.extras_require]
+dev =
+    black>=22.1.0
+    build>=1.2.1
+    coverage>=6.3.2
+    flake8>=4.0.1
+    ipdb>=0.13.9
+    mypy>=1.10.1
+    pytest>=7.1.2
+    pytype>=2024.4.11
+    twine>=5.1.1
+
+[options.package_data]
+caskdb =
+    py.typed
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6068493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup()
diff --git a/src/caskdb/__init__.py b/src/caskdb/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bdb237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/caskdb/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from caskdb.disk_store import DiskStorage
+from caskdb.memory_store import MemoryStorage
+
+__all__ = ["DiskStorage", "MemoryStorage"]
diff --git a/disk_store.py b/src/caskdb/disk_store.py
similarity index 98%
rename from disk_store.py
rename to src/caskdb/disk_store.py
index 3cd0e99..89f18a7 100644
--- a/disk_store.py
+++ b/src/caskdb/disk_store.py
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
     # it also supports dictionary style API too:
     disk["hamlet"] = "shakespeare"
 """
+
 import os.path
 import time
 import typing
 
-from format import KeyEntry, encode_kv, decode_kv, HEADER_SIZE, decode_header
+from caskdb.format import KeyEntry, encode_kv, decode_kv, HEADER_SIZE, decode_header
 
 # We use `file.seek` method to move our cursor to certain byte offset for read
 # or write operations. The method takes two parameters file.seek(offset, whence).
diff --git a/example.py b/src/caskdb/example.py
similarity index 92%
rename from example.py
rename to src/caskdb/example.py
index b8a09df..70bffe6 100644
--- a/example.py
+++ b/src/caskdb/example.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from memory_store import MemoryStorage
-from disk_store import DiskStorage
+from caskdb.memory_store import MemoryStorage
+from caskdb.disk_store import DiskStorage
 
 
 def memory_db() -> None:
diff --git a/format.py b/src/caskdb/format.py
similarity index 100%
rename from format.py
rename to src/caskdb/format.py
diff --git a/src/caskdb/memory_store.py b/src/caskdb/memory_store.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bae6f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/caskdb/memory_store.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+class MemoryStorage:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.data: dict[str, str] = {}
+
+    def set(self, key: str, value: str) -> None:
+        self.data[key] = value
+
+    def get(self, key: str) -> str:
+        return self.data.get(key, "")
+
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        return
diff --git a/src/caskdb/py.typed b/src/caskdb/py.typed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3245e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/caskdb/py.typed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Marker file for PEP 561. This package uses inline types.
diff --git a/tests/test_disk_store.py b/tests/test_disk_store.py
index dc84157..05adc0d 100644
--- a/tests/test_disk_store.py
+++ b/tests/test_disk_store.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import typing
 import unittest
 
-from disk_store import DiskStorage
+from caskdb import DiskStorage
 
 
 class TempStorageFile:
diff --git a/tests/test_format.py b/tests/test_format.py
index 9dd7961..ffc6795 100644
--- a/tests/test_format.py
+++ b/tests/test_format.py
@@ -5,8 +5,14 @@
 import unittest
 import uuid
 
-from format import encode_header, decode_header, encode_kv, decode_kv, HEADER_SIZE
-from format import KeyEntry
+from caskdb.format import (
+    encode_header,
+    decode_header,
+    encode_kv,
+    decode_kv,
+    HEADER_SIZE,
+)
+from caskdb.format import KeyEntry
 
 
 def get_random_header() -> tuple[int, int, int]:
diff --git a/tests/test_memory_store.py b/tests/test_memory_store.py
index 5950de8..29b0e8c 100644
--- a/tests/test_memory_store.py
+++ b/tests/test_memory_store.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import unittest
 
-from memory_store import MemoryStorage
+from caskdb import MemoryStorage
 
 
 class TestInMemoryCaskDB(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ def test_invalid_key(self) -> None:
 
     def test_close(self) -> None:
         store = MemoryStorage()
-        self.assertTrue(store.close())
+        store.close()