diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5223f82..a13d299 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ project_urls =
     Tracker = https://github.com/ipython/ipython/issues
 
 [options]
+python_requires = >=3.8
+zip_safe = False
 install_requires =
     setuptools>=18.5
     jedi>=0.16
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8d119ab..9a2925d 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -188,10 +188,7 @@ for key, deps in extras_require.items():
         everything.update(deps)
 extras_require['all'] = list(sorted(everything))
 
-setuptools_extra_args["python_requires"] = ">=3.8"
-setuptools_extra_args["zip_safe"] = False
 setuptools_extra_args["entry_points"] = {"console_scripts": find_entry_points()}
-
 setup_args["extras_require"] = extras_require
 
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