diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8e4001cb4b12..960f9a36a89e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 # Packages
 *.egg
 *.egg-info
+*/setup_base
 dist
+*/setup_base
 build
 eggs
 parts
diff --git a/bigquery/setup.py b/bigquery/setup.py
index a54bfd655f48..35fcfc870bd0 100644
--- a/bigquery/setup.py
+++ b/bigquery/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
+from shutil import copytree
+
+try:
+    copytree('../setup_base', './setup_base')
+except:
+    pass
+
+from setup_base.base import SETUP_BASE
 
 PACKAGE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/bigtable/setup.py b/bigtable/setup.py
index 6c36042e9484..dddf031c688c 100644
--- a/bigtable/setup.py
+++ b/bigtable/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
+from shutil import copytree
+
+try:
+    copytree('../setup_base', './setup_base')
+except:
+    pass
+
+from setup_base.base import SETUP_BASE
 
 PACKAGE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/core/setup.py b/core/setup.py
index 3926ddbd7d4c..f38be4cff2f0 100644
--- a/core/setup.py
+++ b/core/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
+from shutil import copytree
+
+try:
+    copytree('../setup_base', './setup_base')
+except:
+    pass
+
+from setup_base.base import SETUP_BASE
 
 PACKAGE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/datastore/setup.py b/datastore/setup.py
index 17052a272044..5103b4210730 100644
--- a/datastore/setup.py
+++ b/datastore/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
+from shutil import copytree
+
+try:
+    copytree('../setup_base', './setup_base')
+except:
+    pass
+
+from setup_base.base import SETUP_BASE
 
 PACKAGE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/dns/setup.py b/dns/setup.py
index ca6107dae1a8..69609b9bc69b 100644
--- a/dns/setup.py
+++ b/dns/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
+from shutil import copytree
+
+try:
+    copytree('../setup_base', './setup_base')
+except:
+    pass
+
+from setup_base.base import SETUP_BASE
 
 PACKAGE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/error_reporting/setup.py b/error_reporting/setup.py
index 6b98eb55cf19..6f9bec1f9eff 100644
--- a/error_reporting/setup.py
+++ b/error_reporting/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
+from shutil import copytree
+
+try:
+    copytree('../setup_base', './setup_base')
+except:
+    pass
+
+from setup_base.base import SETUP_BASE
 
 PACKAGE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/language/setup.py b/language/setup.py
index 7e3907123362..627e929676f3 100644
--- a/language/setup.py
+++ b/language/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
+from shutil import copytree
+
+try:
+    copytree('../setup_base', './setup_base')
+except:
+    pass
+
+from setup_base.base import SETUP_BASE
 
 PACKAGE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/logging/setup.py b/logging/setup.py
index 8fbd52fafa0f..c453255ce445 100644
--- a/logging/setup.py
+++ b/logging/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
+from shutil import copytree
+
+try:
+    copytree('../setup_base', './setup_base')
+except:
+    pass
+
+from setup_base.base import SETUP_BASE
 
 PACKAGE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/monitoring/setup.py b/monitoring/setup.py
index 0fcbbc379d02..a2a62a321f2a 100644
--- a/monitoring/setup.py
+++ b/monitoring/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
+from shutil import copytree
+
+try:
+    copytree('../setup_base', './setup_base')
+except:
+    pass
+
+from setup_base.base import SETUP_BASE
 
 PACKAGE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/pubsub/setup.py b/pubsub/setup.py
index e4e142594bcf..353688a2a50d 100644
--- a/pubsub/setup.py
+++ b/pubsub/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
+from shutil import copytree
+
+try:
+    copytree('../setup_base', './setup_base')
+except:
+    pass
+
+from setup_base.base import SETUP_BASE
 
 PACKAGE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/resource_manager/setup.py b/resource_manager/setup.py
index 063b4dcbd16f..c77917d05700 100644
--- a/resource_manager/setup.py
+++ b/resource_manager/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
+from shutil import copytree
+
+try:
+    copytree('../setup_base', './setup_base')
+except:
+    pass
+
+from setup_base.base import SETUP_BASE
 
 PACKAGE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 626949569ed3..3ad09ee4c0b7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,29 +25,7 @@
 
 # NOTE: This is duplicated throughout and we should try to
 #       consolidate.
-SETUP_BASE = {
-    'author': 'Google Cloud Platform',
-    'author_email': 'jjg+google-cloud-python@google.com',
-    'scripts': [],
-    'url': 'https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/google-cloud-python',
-    'license': 'Apache 2.0',
-    'platforms': 'Posix; MacOS X; Windows',
-    'include_package_data': True,
-    'zip_safe': False,
-    'classifiers': [
-        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
-        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
-        'Topic :: Internet',
-    ],
-}
-
+from setup_base import SETUP_BASE
 
 REQUIREMENTS = [
     'google-cloud-bigquery >= 0.20.0',
diff --git a/setup_base/__init__.py b/setup_base/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/setup_base/base.py b/setup_base/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d0a9a76c167a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup_base/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+SETUP_BASE = {
+    'author': 'Google Cloud Platform',
+    'author_email': 'jjg+google-cloud-python@google.com',
+    'scripts': [],
+    'url': 'https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/google-cloud-python',
+    'license': 'Apache 2.0',
+    'platforms': 'Posix; MacOS X; Windows',
+    'include_package_data': True,
+    'zip_safe': False,
+    'classifiers': [
+        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
+        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+        'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
+        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
+        'Topic :: Internet',
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/storage/MANIFEST.in b/storage/MANIFEST.in
index cb3a2b9ef4fa..5e64ef0ab79a 100644
--- a/storage/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/storage/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 include README.rst
 graft google
+include ../setup_base.py
 graft unit_tests
 global-exclude *.pyc
diff --git a/storage/setup.py b/storage/setup.py
index 3632105ff6f9..b50bad1e8a95 100644
--- a/storage/setup.py
+++ b/storage/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
+from shutil import copytree
+
+try:
+    copytree('../setup_base', './setup_base')
+except:
+    pass
+
+from setup_base.base import SETUP_BASE
 
 PACKAGE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
@@ -25,29 +33,7 @@
 
 # NOTE: This is duplicated throughout and we should try to
 #       consolidate.
-SETUP_BASE = {
-    'author': 'Google Cloud Platform',
-    'author_email': 'jjg+google-cloud-python@google.com',
-    'scripts': [],
-    'url': 'https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/google-cloud-python',
-    'license': 'Apache 2.0',
-    'platforms': 'Posix; MacOS X; Windows',
-    'include_package_data': True,
-    'zip_safe': False,
-    'classifiers': [
-        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
-        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
-        'Topic :: Internet',
-    ],
-}
-
+from setup_base.base import SETUP_BASE
 
 REQUIREMENTS = [
     'google-cloud-core >= 0.20.0',
diff --git a/translate/setup.py b/translate/setup.py
index c135b122e920..87e2f6d99573 100644
--- a/translate/setup.py
+++ b/translate/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
+from shutil import copytree
+
+try:
+    copytree('../setup_base', './setup_base')
+except:
+    pass
+
+from setup_base.base import SETUP_BASE
 
 PACKAGE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/vision/setup.py b/vision/setup.py
index 59e8cec8c67f..51d3340cff05 100644
--- a/vision/setup.py
+++ b/vision/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
+from shutil import copytree
+
+try:
+    copytree('../setup_base', './setup_base')
+except:
+    pass
+
+from setup_base.base import SETUP_BASE
 
 PACKAGE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))