diff --git a/etc/__init__.py b/etc/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/openstack_image_manager/main.py b/openstack_image_manager/main.py
index 3fee704e..1f73318a 100644
--- a/openstack_image_manager/main.py
+++ b/openstack_image_manager/main.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from typing import Dict, Set
 import yamale
 import urllib.parse
+import pkgutil
 
 from datetime import datetime, date
 from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_UP
@@ -1114,7 +1115,13 @@ def manage_outdated_images(self, managed_images: set) -> list:
 
     def validate_yaml_schema(self):
         """Validate all image.yaml files against the SCS Metadata spec"""
-        schema = yamale.make_schema("etc/schema.yaml")
+        try:
+            # We are a pip package
+            schema_data = pkgutil.get_data(__name__, "etc/schema.yaml").decode("utf-8")
+            schema = yamale.make_schema(content=schema_data)
+        except Exception:
+            # We are a cloned repo
+            schema = yamale.make_schema("etc/schema.yaml")
         try:
             validation_error_log = []
             for file in os.listdir(self.CONF.images):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5c9be298..cbcb449b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -30,12 +30,15 @@ dynamic = ["dependencies", "version"]
 [tool.mypy]
 exclude = ["doc"]
 
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = ["openstack_image_manager", "openstack_image_manager.etc"]
+package-dir = {"openstack_image_manager.etc" = "etc"}
+
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
 dependencies = {file = ["requirements.txt"]}
 
-[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
-where = ["."]
-include = ["openstack_image_manager"]
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+"openstack_image_manager.etc" = ["**/*"]
 
 [tool.setuptools-git-versioning]
 enabled = true