diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5dd19c5..5223f82 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ install_requires =
     appnope; sys_platform == "darwin"
     colorama; sys_platform == "win32"
 
+[options.entry_points]
+pygments.lexers =
+    ipythonconsole = IPython.lib.lexers:IPythonConsoleLexer
+    ipython = IPython.lib.lexers:IPythonLexer
+    ipython3 = IPython.lib.lexers:IPython3Lexer
+
 [velin]
 ignore_patterns = 
    IPython/core/tests,
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0431442..8d119ab 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -190,14 +190,7 @@ 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(),
-    "pygments.lexers": [
-        "ipythonconsole = IPython.lib.lexers:IPythonConsoleLexer",
-        "ipython = IPython.lib.lexers:IPythonLexer",
-        "ipython3 = IPython.lib.lexers:IPython3Lexer",
-    ],
-}
+setuptools_extra_args["entry_points"] = {"console_scripts": find_entry_points()}
 
 setup_args["extras_require"] = extras_require