diff --git a/release/setup.cfg b/release/setup.cfg
index 078f3ff..8f3519d 100644
--- a/release/setup.cfg
+++ b/release/setup.cfg
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@ platforms = any
 license = MIT
 
 [options]
-scripts = git-filter-repo
 py_modules = git_filter_repo
 python_requires = >= 3.5
 setup_requires = setuptools_scm
 
+[options.entry_points]
+console_scripts =
+    git-filter-repo = git_filter_repo:main
+
 [bdist_wheel]
 universal = 1
diff --git a/release/setup.py b/release/setup.py
index 0e36611..f877e84 100644
--- a/release/setup.py
+++ b/release/setup.py
@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@ def link_parent(src, target=None):
         pass
 
 
-for f in ['git-filter-repo', 'README.md']:
-    link_parent(f)
+link_parent('README.md')
 
 link_parent('git-filter-repo', 'git_filter_repo.py')
 
 
-setup(use_scm_version=dict(root="..", relative_to=__file__),
-      entry_points={'console_scripts': ['git-filter-repo = git_filter_repo:main']})
+setup(use_scm_version=dict(root="..", relative_to=__file__))