diff --git a/requires-install.txt b/requires-install.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca8b394c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requires-install.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+dash>=2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d9e4b5dc..653f509a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 
 package_name = package["name"].replace(" ", "_").replace("-", "_")
 
+def read_req_file(req_type):
+    with open(f"requires-{req_type}.txt", encoding="utf-8") as fp:
+        requires = (line.strip() for line in fp)
+        return [req for req in requires if req and not req.startswith("#")]
+
 setup(
     name=package_name,
     url=package["homepage"],
@@ -18,7 +23,10 @@
     include_package_data=True,
     license=package["license"],
     description=package.get("description", package_name),
-    install_requires=[],
+    install_requires=read_req_file("install"),
+    extras_require={
+        "dev": read_req_file("dev"),
+    },
     classifiers=[
         "Framework :: Dash",
         "Framework :: Flask",