diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 12fbe3a7c5..dfa21883e7 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 from .python.constants import McuType, BASEDIR, FW_PATH, USBPACKET_MAX_SIZE  # noqa: F401
 from .python.spi import PandaSpiException, PandaProtocolMismatch, STBootloaderSPIHandle  # noqa: F401
 from .python.serial import PandaSerial  # noqa: F401
@@ -8,3 +9,7 @@
 
 # panda jungle
 from .board.jungle import PandaJungle, PandaJungleDFU # noqa: F401
+
+INCLUDE_PATH = os.path.abspath(
+  os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "../")
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/py.typed b/py.typed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 660fc3e63e..1ae5df8b24 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
   "scons",
-  "pycryptodome >= 3.9.8",
   "cffi",
   "flaky",
   "pytest",
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ dev = [
 ]
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=61", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61", "wheel", "pycryptodome >= 3.9.8", "scons", "opendbc @ git+https://github.com/commaai/opendbc.git@master#egg=opendbc"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.setuptools]
@@ -43,6 +42,19 @@ packages = ["panda"]
 [tool.setuptools.package-dir]
 panda = "."
 
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel] 
+packages = ["src/panda"] 
+include = ["include/**"]
+
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel.shared-data] 
+"include" = "include"
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+panda = [
+  "board/**",
+  "python/**",
+]
+
 [tool.mypy]
 # third-party packages
 ignore_missing_imports = true
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90af8de6a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import os
+import subprocess
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+from setuptools.command.build import build as _build
+
+
+class build(_build):
+    def run(self):
+        env = os.environ.copy()
+
+        project_root = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+        print("Building firmware with scons...")
+
+        subprocess.check_call(["scons", "-j4"], cwd=project_root, env=env)
+
+        super().run()
+
+
+setup(
+    name="pandacan",
+    version="0.0.10",
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    cmdclass={"build": build},
+    package_data={"panda": ["py.typed"]},
+    zip_safe=False,
+)