diff --git a/icon_service_base/config/__init__.py b/icon_service_base/config/__init__.py
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diff --git a/icon_service_base/logging/__init__.py b/icon_service_base/logging/__init__.py
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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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+[tool.poetry]
+name = "icon-service-base"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Repository storing the code that is common to all icon services."
+authors = ["Mose Mueller <mosmuell@ethz.ch>"]
+license = "MIT"
+readme = "README.md"
+packages = [{include = "icon_service_base"}]
+
+[tool.poetry.dependencies]
+python = ">=3.10,<3.11"
+
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["poetry-core"]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"