diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index a120715..9da615c 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ fail_under = 97
 
 [run]
 branch = true
-omit=*dist-packages*,*site-packages*,gitlint/tests/*,.venv/*,*virtualenv*
+omit=*dist-packages*,*site-packages*,gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/*,.venv/*,*virtualenv*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 8fbda21..1ca2a9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ jobs:
         run: gitlint --version
 
       - name: Tests (sanity)
-        run: tools\windows\run_tests.bat "gitlint\tests\cli\test_cli.py::CLITests::test_lint"
+        run: tools\windows\run_tests.bat "gitlint-core\gitlint\tests\cli\test_cli.py::CLITests::test_lint"
 
       - name: Tests (ignore cli\*)
-        run: pytest --ignore gitlint\tests\cli -rw -s gitlint
+        run: pytest --ignore gitlint-core\gitlint\tests\cli -rw -s gitlint-core
 
       - name: Tests (test_cli.py only - continue-on-error:true)
-        run: tools\windows\run_tests.bat "gitlint\tests\cli\test_cli.py"
+        run: tools\windows\run_tests.bat "gitlint-core\gitlint\tests\cli\test_cli.py"
         continue-on-error: true # Known to fail at this point
 
       - name: Tests (all - continue-on-error:true)
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true # Known to fail at this point
 
       - name: PEP8
-        run: flake8 gitlint qa examples
+        run: flake8 gitlint-core qa examples
 
       - name: PyLint
-        run: pylint gitlint qa --rcfile=".pylintrc" -r n
+        run: pylint gitlint-core\gitlint qa --rcfile=".pylintrc" -r n
 
       # Re-add git version control so we can run gitlint on itself.
       - name: Re-add git version control to code
diff --git a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
index 4b15bfd..f2ccc7f 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 -   id: gitlint
     name: gitlint
     language: python
+    additional_dependencies: ["./gitlint-core[trusted-deps]"]
     entry: gitlint
     args: [--staged, --msg-filename]
     stages: [commit-msg]
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dd224e3..2546579 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog #
 
+## v0.17.0 (2021-11-28) ##
+Contributors:
+Special thanks to all contributors for this release, in particular [andersk](https://github.com/andersk) and [sigmavirus24](https://github.com/sigmavirus24).
+
+- Gitlint is now split in 2 packages: `gitlint` and `gitlint-core`. This allows users to install gitlint without pinned dependencies (which is the default) ([#162](https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/issues/162))
+- Under-the-hood: dependencies updated
 ## v0.16.0 (2021-10-08) ##
 
 Contributors:
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 51a5598..ad3da8a 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ include LICENSE
 exclude Vagrantfile
 exclude *.yml *.sh *.txt
 recursive-exclude examples *
-recursive-exclude gitlint/tests *
-recursive-exclude qa *
\ No newline at end of file
+recursive-exclude gitlint-core *
+recursive-exclude qa *
diff --git a/doc-requirements.txt b/doc-requirements.txt
index becd4f4..33ce51e 100644
--- a/doc-requirements.txt
+++ b/doc-requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-mkdocs==1.2.2
\ No newline at end of file
+mkdocs==1.2.3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 226ba8a..addf0c0 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ ignore-merge-commits=false
 # This is useful for when developers often erroneously edit certain files or git submodules.
 # By specifying this rule, developers can only change the file when they explicitly
 # reference it in the commit message.
-files=gitlint/rules.py,README.md
+files=gitlint-core/gitlint/rules.py,README.md
 
 [body-match-regex]
 # python-style regex that the commit-msg body must match.
diff --git a/docs/contributing.md b/docs/contributing.md
index d39f9e1..1002676 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/contributing.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ that's open to a lot of change and input.
 
 When contributing code, please consider all the parts that are typically required:
 
-- [Unit tests](https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/tree/main/gitlint/tests) (automatically
+- [Unit tests](https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/tree/main/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests) (automatically
   [enforced by CI](https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/actions)). Please consider writing
   new ones for your functionality, not only updating existing ones to make the build pass.
 - [Integration tests](https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/tree/main/qa) (also automatically
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ Then, we suggest taking the following approach to add a Contrib rule:
 
 1. **Write your rule as a [user-defined rule](../user_defined_rules)**. In terms of code, Contrib rules are identical to
    user-defined rules, they just happen to have their code sit within the gitlint codebase itself.
-2. **Add your user-defined rule to gitlint**. You should put your file(s) in the [gitlint/contrib/rules](https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/tree/main/gitlint/contrib/rules) directory.
-3. **Write unit tests**. The gitlint codebase contains [Contrib rule test files you can copy and modify](https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/tree/main/gitlint/tests/contrib/rules).
+2. **Add your user-defined rule to gitlint**. You should put your file(s) in the [gitlint/contrib/rules](https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/tree/main/gitlint-core/gitlint/contrib/rules) directory.
+3. **Write unit tests**. The gitlint codebase contains [Contrib rule test files you can copy and modify](https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/tree/main/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/contrib/rules).
 4. **Write documentation**. In particular, you should update the [gitlint/docs/contrib_rules.md](https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/blob/main/docs/contrib_rules.md) file with details on your Contrib rule.
 5. **Create a Pull Request**: code review typically requires a bit of back and forth. Thanks for your contribution!
 
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 98b72de..398b4e5 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ general `ignore-merge-commits`, `ignore-revert-commits`,  `ignore-fixup-commits`
 
 You can configure gitlint to ignore specific commits or parts of a commit.
 
-One way to do this, is to by [adding a gitline-ignore line to your commit message](configuration.md#commit-specific-config).
+One way to do this, is by [adding a gitlint-ignore line to your commit message](configuration.md#commit-specific-config).
 
 If you have a case where you want to ignore a certain type of commits all-together, you can
 use gitlint's *ignore* rules.
diff --git a/docs/user_defined_rules.md b/docs/user_defined_rules.md
index 3b9f5e7..f58dcc7 100644
--- a/docs/user_defined_rules.md
+++ b/docs/user_defined_rules.md
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ class ReleaseConfigurationRule(ConfigurationRule):
 ```
 
 For all available properties and methods on the `config` object, have a look at the
-[LintConfig class](https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/blob/main/gitlint/config.py). Please do not use any
+[LintConfig class](https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/blob/main/gitlint-core/gitlint/config.py). Please do not use any
 properties or methods starting with an underscore, as those are subject to change.
 
 
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ As long as you stick with simple rules that are similar to the sample user-defin
 should be able to discover and execute them. While clearly you can run any python code you want in your rules,
 you might run into some issues if you don't follow the conventions that gitlint requires.
 
-While the [rule finding source-code](https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/blob/main/gitlint/rule_finder.py) is the
+While the [rule finding source-code](https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/blob/main/gitlint-core/gitlint/rule_finder.py) is the
 ultimate source of truth, here are some of the requirements that gitlint enforces.
 
 ### Rule class requirements
diff --git a/examples/gitlint b/examples/gitlint
index b722023..0261752 100644
--- a/examples/gitlint
+++ b/examples/gitlint
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ ignore-merge-commits=false
 # This is useful for when developers often erroneously edit certain files or git submodules.
 # By specifying this rule, developers can only change the file when they explicitly reference
 # it in the commit message.
-files=gitlint/rules.py,README.md
+files=gitlint-core/gitlint/rules.py,README.md
diff --git a/gitlint-core/LICENSE b/gitlint-core/LICENSE
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..ea5b606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitlint-core/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../LICENSE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gitlint-core/MANIFEST.in b/gitlint-core/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..375cec1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitlint-core/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+include README.md
+include LICENSE
+recursive-exclude gitlint/tests *
diff --git a/gitlint-core/README.md b/gitlint-core/README.md
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..32d46ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitlint-core/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../README.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gitlint-core/gitlint/__init__.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd86b3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitlint-core/gitlint/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__version__ = "0.17.0"
diff --git a/gitlint/cache.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/cache.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/cache.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/cache.py
diff --git a/gitlint/cli.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/cli.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/cli.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/cli.py
diff --git a/gitlint/config.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/config.py
similarity index 99%
rename from gitlint/config.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/config.py
index 6d2ead2..49c380a 100644
--- a/gitlint/config.py
+++ b/gitlint-core/gitlint/config.py
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ class LintConfigBuilder:
                     f"'{config_option}' is an invalid configuration option. Use '<rule>.<option>=<value>'") from e
 
     def set_from_config_file(self, filename):
-        """ Loads lint config from a ini-style config file """
+        """ Loads lint config from an ini-style config file """
         if not os.path.exists(filename):
             raise LintConfigError(f"Invalid file path: {filename}")
         self._config_path = os.path.realpath(filename)
diff --git a/gitlint/contrib/__init__.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/contrib/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/contrib/__init__.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/contrib/__init__.py
diff --git a/gitlint/contrib/rules/__init__.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/contrib/rules/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/contrib/rules/__init__.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/contrib/rules/__init__.py
diff --git a/gitlint/contrib/rules/conventional_commit.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/contrib/rules/conventional_commit.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/contrib/rules/conventional_commit.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/contrib/rules/conventional_commit.py
diff --git a/gitlint/contrib/rules/signedoff_by.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/contrib/rules/signedoff_by.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/contrib/rules/signedoff_by.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/contrib/rules/signedoff_by.py
diff --git a/gitlint/display.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/display.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/display.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/display.py
diff --git a/gitlint/exception.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/exception.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/exception.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/exception.py
diff --git a/gitlint/files/commit-msg b/gitlint-core/gitlint/files/commit-msg
similarity index 92%
rename from gitlint/files/commit-msg
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/files/commit-msg
index 6a25d34..e754e8d 100644
--- a/gitlint/files/commit-msg
+++ b/gitlint-core/gitlint/files/commit-msg
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if [ $stdin_available -eq 1 ]; then
     # Now that we know we have a functional tty, set stdin to it so we can ask the user questions :-)
     exec < /dev/tty
 
-    # On Windows, we need to explicitely set our stdout to the tty to make terminal editing work (e.g. vim)
+    # On Windows, we need to explicitly set our stdout to the tty to make terminal editing work (e.g. vim)
     # See SO for windows detection in bash (slight modified to work on plain shell (not bash)): 
     # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/394230/how-to-detect-the-os-from-a-bash-script
     if [ "$OSTYPE" = "cygwin" ] || [ "$OSTYPE" = "msys" ] || [ "$OSTYPE" = "win32" ]; then
diff --git a/gitlint/files/gitlint b/gitlint-core/gitlint/files/gitlint
similarity index 98%
rename from gitlint/files/gitlint
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/files/gitlint
index cbbae70..c4d2122 100644
--- a/gitlint/files/gitlint
+++ b/gitlint-core/gitlint/files/gitlint
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 # extra-path=examples/
 
 # This is an example of how to configure the "title-max-length" rule and
-# set the line-length it enforces to 80
+# set the line-length it enforces to 50
 # [title-max-length]
 # line-length=50
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 # This is useful for when developers often erroneously edit certain files or git submodules.
 # By specifying this rule, developers can only change the file when they explicitly reference
 # it in the commit message.
-# files=gitlint/rules.py,README.md
+# files=gitlint-core/gitlint/rules.py,README.md
 
 # [body-match-regex]
 # python-style regex that the commit-msg body must match.
diff --git a/gitlint/git.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/git.py
similarity index 99%
rename from gitlint/git.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/git.py
index 773c7b2..2ac8b3d 100644
--- a/gitlint/git.py
+++ b/gitlint-core/gitlint/git.py
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ class GitContext(PropertyCache):
     def from_local_repository(repository_path, refspec=None, commit_hash=None):
         """ Retrieves the git context from a local git repository.
         :param repository_path: Path to the git repository to retrieve the context from
-        :param refspec: The commit(s) to retrieve (mutually exclusive with `commit_sha`)
+        :param refspec: The commit(s) to retrieve (mutually exclusive with `commit_hash`)
         :param commit_hash: Hash of the commit to retrieve (mutually exclusive with `refspec`)
         """
 
diff --git a/gitlint/hooks.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/hooks.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/hooks.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/hooks.py
diff --git a/gitlint/lint.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/lint.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/lint.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/lint.py
diff --git a/gitlint/options.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/options.py
similarity index 98%
rename from gitlint/options.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/options.py
index 9fdac8f..e5b7335 100644
--- a/gitlint/options.py
+++ b/gitlint-core/gitlint/options.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class BoolOption(RuleOption):
 
 
 class ListOption(RuleOption):
-    """ Option that is either a given list or a comma-separated string that can be splitted into a list when being set.
+    """ Option that is either a given list or a comma-separated string that can be split into a list when being set.
     """
 
     @allow_none
diff --git a/gitlint/rule_finder.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/rule_finder.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/rule_finder.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/rule_finder.py
diff --git a/gitlint/rules.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/rules.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/rules.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/rules.py
diff --git a/gitlint/shell.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/shell.py
similarity index 96%
rename from gitlint/shell.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/shell.py
index e05204a..365c65d 100644
--- a/gitlint/shell.py
+++ b/gitlint-core/gitlint/shell.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 """
 This module implements a shim for the 'sh' library, mainly for use on Windows (sh is not supported on Windows).
-We might consider removing the 'sh' dependency alltogether in the future, but 'sh' does provide a few
+We might consider removing the 'sh' dependency altogether in the future, but 'sh' does provide a few
 capabilities wrt dealing with more edge-case environments on *nix systems that are useful.
 """
 
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/__init__.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/__init__.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/__init__.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/base.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/base.py
similarity index 99%
rename from gitlint/tests/base.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/base.py
index 017122b..9d2d165 100644
--- a/gitlint/tests/base.py
+++ b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/base.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class BaseTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         logging.getLogger('gitlint').setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
         logging.getLogger('gitlint').handlers = [self.logcapture]
 
-        # Make sure we don't propagate anything to child loggers, we need to do this explicitely here
+        # Make sure we don't propagate anything to child loggers, we need to do this explicitly here
         # because if you run a specific test file like test_lint.py, we won't be calling the setupLogging() method
         # in gitlint.cli that normally takes care of this
         logging.getLogger('gitlint').propagate = False
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/cli/test_cli.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/cli/test_cli.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/cli/test_cli.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/cli/test_cli.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/cli/test_cli_hooks.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/cli/test_cli_hooks.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/cli/test_cli_hooks.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/cli/test_cli_hooks.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/config/test_config.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/config/test_config.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/config/test_config.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/config/test_config.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/config/test_config_builder.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/config/test_config_builder.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/config/test_config_builder.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/config/test_config_builder.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/config/test_config_precedence.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/config/test_config_precedence.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/config/test_config_precedence.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/config/test_config_precedence.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/config/test_rule_collection.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/config/test_rule_collection.py
similarity index 95%
rename from gitlint/tests/config/test_rule_collection.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/config/test_rule_collection.py
index 5a50be0..17b50cc 100644
--- a/gitlint/tests/config/test_rule_collection.py
+++ b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/config/test_rule_collection.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class RuleCollectionTests(BaseTestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(len(collection), 1)
         self.assertDictEqual(collection._rules, OrderedDict({"my-rüle": expected}))
-        # Need to explicitely compare expected attributes as the rule.__eq__ method does not compare these attributes
+        # Need to explicitly compare expected attributes as the rule.__eq__ method does not compare these attributes
         self.assertEqual(collection._rules[expected.id].my_attr, expected.my_attr)
         self.assertEqual(collection._rules[expected.id].my_attr2, expected.my_attr2)
 
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/contrib/__init__.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/contrib/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/contrib/__init__.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/contrib/__init__.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/contrib/rules/__init__.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/contrib/rules/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/contrib/rules/__init__.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/contrib/rules/__init__.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/contrib/rules/test_conventional_commit.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/contrib/rules/test_conventional_commit.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/contrib/rules/test_conventional_commit.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/contrib/rules/test_conventional_commit.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/contrib/rules/test_signedoff_by.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/contrib/rules/test_signedoff_by.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/contrib/rules/test_signedoff_by.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/contrib/rules/test_signedoff_by.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/contrib/test_contrib_rules.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/contrib/test_contrib_rules.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/contrib/test_contrib_rules.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/contrib/test_contrib_rules.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_contrib_1 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_contrib_1
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_contrib_1
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_contrib_1
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_debug_1 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_debug_1
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_debug_1
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_debug_1
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_input_stream_1 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_input_stream_1
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_input_stream_1
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_input_stream_1
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_input_stream_debug_1 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_input_stream_debug_1
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_input_stream_debug_1
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_input_stream_debug_1
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_input_stream_debug_2 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_input_stream_debug_2
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_input_stream_debug_2
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_input_stream_debug_2
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_commit_1 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_commit_1
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_commit_1
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_commit_1
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_multiple_commits_1 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_multiple_commits_1
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_multiple_commits_1
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_multiple_commits_1
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_multiple_commits_config_1 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_multiple_commits_config_1
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_multiple_commits_config_1
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_multiple_commits_config_1
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_staged_msg_filename_1 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_staged_msg_filename_1
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rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_staged_msg_filename_1
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_staged_msg_filename_1
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_staged_msg_filename_2 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_staged_msg_filename_2
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_staged_msg_filename_2
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_staged_msg_filename_2
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_staged_stdin_1 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_staged_stdin_1
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_staged_stdin_1
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_staged_stdin_1
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_staged_stdin_2 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_staged_stdin_2
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rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_staged_stdin_2
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_lint_staged_stdin_2
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_named_rules_1 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_named_rules_1
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_named_rules_1
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_named_rules_1
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_named_rules_2 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_named_rules_2
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_named_rules_2
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli/test_named_rules_2
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_config_1_stderr b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_config_1_stderr
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diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_config_1_stdout b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_config_1_stdout
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diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_edit_1_stderr b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_edit_1_stderr
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diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_edit_1_stdout b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_edit_1_stdout
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rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_edit_1_stdout
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_edit_1_stdout
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_local_commit_1_stderr b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_local_commit_1_stderr
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_local_commit_1_stderr
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_local_commit_1_stderr
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_local_commit_1_stdout b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_local_commit_1_stdout
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_local_commit_1_stdout
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_local_commit_1_stdout
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_no_1_stderr b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_no_1_stderr
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rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_no_1_stderr
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_no_1_stderr
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_no_1_stdout b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_no_1_stdout
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rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_no_1_stdout
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_no_1_stdout
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_no_tty_1_stderr b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_no_tty_1_stderr
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diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_no_tty_1_stdout b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_no_tty_1_stdout
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rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_no_tty_1_stdout
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_stdin_no_violations_1_stdout b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_stdin_no_violations_1_stdout
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rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_stdin_no_violations_1_stdout
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diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_stdin_violations_1_stderr b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_stdin_violations_1_stderr
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diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_stdin_violations_1_stdout b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_stdin_violations_1_stdout
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diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_yes_1_stderr b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_yes_1_stderr
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diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_yes_1_stdout b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_hook_yes_1_stdout
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diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_run_hook_negative_1 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_run_hook_negative_1
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_run_hook_negative_1
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_run_hook_negative_1
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_run_hook_negative_2 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_run_hook_negative_2
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_run_hook_negative_2
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/expected/cli/test_cli_hooks/test_run_hook_negative_2
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/git/test_git.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/git/test_git.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/git/test_git.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/git/test_git.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/git/test_git_commit.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/git/test_git_commit.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/git/test_git_commit.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/git/test_git_commit.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/git/test_git_context.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/git/test_git_context.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/git/test_git_context.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/git/test_git_context.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/rules/__init__.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/rules/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/rules/__init__.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/rules/__init__.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/rules/test_body_rules.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/rules/test_body_rules.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/rules/test_body_rules.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/rules/test_body_rules.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/rules/test_configuration_rules.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/rules/test_configuration_rules.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/rules/test_configuration_rules.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/rules/test_configuration_rules.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/rules/test_meta_rules.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/rules/test_meta_rules.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/rules/test_meta_rules.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/rules/test_meta_rules.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/rules/test_rules.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/rules/test_rules.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/rules/test_rules.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/rules/test_rules.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/rules/test_title_rules.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/rules/test_title_rules.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/rules/test_title_rules.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/rules/test_title_rules.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/rules/test_user_rules.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/rules/test_user_rules.py
similarity index 99%
rename from gitlint/tests/rules/test_user_rules.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/rules/test_user_rules.py
index 5bf9b77..d66a7cc 100644
--- a/gitlint/tests/rules/test_user_rules.py
+++ b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/rules/test_user_rules.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class UserRuleTests(BaseTestCase):
             class MyRuleClass(parent_class):
                 id = "UC1"
 
-            # Rule class must have an name
+            # Rule class must have a name
             expected_msg = "User-defined rule class 'MyRuleClass' must have a 'name' attribute"
             with self.assertRaisesMessage(UserRuleError, expected_msg):
                 assert_valid_rule_class(MyRuleClass)
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/fixup b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/fixup
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/fixup
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/fixup
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/merge b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/merge
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/merge
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/merge
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/no-violations b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/no-violations
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/no-violations
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/no-violations
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/revert b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/revert
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/revert
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/revert
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample1 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample1
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample1
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample1
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample2 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample2
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample2
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample2
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample3 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample3
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample3
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample3
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample4 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample4
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample4
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample4
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample5 b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample5
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample5
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/sample5
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/squash b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/squash
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/squash
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/commit_message/squash
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/config/gitlintconfig b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/config/gitlintconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/config/gitlintconfig
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/config/gitlintconfig
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/config/invalid-option-value b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/config/invalid-option-value
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/config/invalid-option-value
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/config/invalid-option-value
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/config/named-rules b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/config/named-rules
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/config/named-rules
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/config/named-rules
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/config/no-sections b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/config/no-sections
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/config/no-sections
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/config/no-sections
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/config/nonexisting-general-option b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/config/nonexisting-general-option
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/config/nonexisting-general-option
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/config/nonexisting-general-option
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/config/nonexisting-option b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/config/nonexisting-option
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/config/nonexisting-option
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/config/nonexisting-option
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/config/nonexisting-rule b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/config/nonexisting-rule
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/config/nonexisting-rule
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/config/nonexisting-rule
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/bogus-file.txt b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/bogus-file.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/bogus-file.txt
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/bogus-file.txt
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/import_exception/invalid_python.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/import_exception/invalid_python.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/import_exception/invalid_python.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/import_exception/invalid_python.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/incorrect_linerule/my_line_rule.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/incorrect_linerule/my_line_rule.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/incorrect_linerule/my_line_rule.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/incorrect_linerule/my_line_rule.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/my_commit_rules.foo b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/my_commit_rules.foo
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/my_commit_rules.foo
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/my_commit_rules.foo
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/my_commit_rules.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/my_commit_rules.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/my_commit_rules.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/my_commit_rules.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/parent_package/__init__.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/parent_package/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/parent_package/__init__.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/parent_package/__init__.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/parent_package/my_commit_rules.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/parent_package/my_commit_rules.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/parent_package/my_commit_rules.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/samples/user_rules/parent_package/my_commit_rules.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/test_cache.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/test_cache.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/test_cache.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/test_cache.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/test_display.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/test_display.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/test_display.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/test_display.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/test_hooks.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/test_hooks.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/test_hooks.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/test_hooks.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/test_lint.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/test_lint.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/test_lint.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/test_lint.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/test_options.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/test_options.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/test_options.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/test_options.py
diff --git a/gitlint/tests/test_utils.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/test_utils.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/tests/test_utils.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/test_utils.py
diff --git a/gitlint/utils.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/utils.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlint/utils.py
rename to gitlint-core/gitlint/utils.py
diff --git a/gitlint-core/setup.cfg b/gitlint-core/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a9acf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitlint-core/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[bdist_wheel]
+universal = 1
diff --git a/gitlint-core/setup.py b/gitlint-core/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..952dd7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitlint-core/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+from __future__ import print_function
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+import io
+import re
+import os
+import platform
+import sys
+
+
+description = "Git commit message linter written in python, checks your commit messages for style."
+long_description = """
+Great for use as a commit-msg git hook or as part of your gating script in a CI pipeline (e.g. jenkins, github actions).
+Many of the gitlint validations are based on `well-known`_ community_ `standards`_, others are based on checks that
+we've found useful throughout the years. Gitlint has sane defaults, but you can also easily customize it to your
+own liking.
+
+Demo and full documentation on `jorisroovers.github.io/gitlint`_.
+To see what's new in the latest release, visit the CHANGELOG_.
+
+Source code on `github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint`_.
+
+.. _well-known: http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html
+.. _community: http://addamhardy.com/blog/2013/06/05/good-commit-messages-and-enforcing-them-with-git-hooks/
+.. _standards: http://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/
+.. _jorisroovers.github.io/gitlint: https://jorisroovers.github.io/gitlint
+.. _CHANGELOG: https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
+.. _github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint: https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint
+"""
+
+
+# shamelessly stolen from mkdocs' setup.py: https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/blob/master/setup.py
+def get_version(package):
+    """Return package version as listed in `__version__` in `init.py`."""
+    init_py = io.open(os.path.join(package, '__init__.py'), encoding="UTF-8").read()
+    return re.search("__version__ = ['\"]([^'\"]+)['\"]", init_py).group(1)
+
+
+setup(
+    name="gitlint-core",
+    version=get_version("gitlint"),
+    description=description,
+    long_description=long_description,
+    classifiers=[
+        "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+        "Programming Language :: Python",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy",
+        "Environment :: Console",
+        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+        "Topic :: Software Development :: Quality Assurance",
+        "Topic :: Software Development :: Testing",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License"
+    ],
+    python_requires=">=3.6",
+    install_requires=[
+        'Click>=8',
+        'arrow>=1',
+        'sh>=1.13.0 ; sys_platform != "win32"',
+    ],
+    extras_require={
+        'trusted-deps': [
+            'Click==8.0.3',
+            'arrow==1.2.1',
+            'sh==1.14.2 ; sys_platform != "win32"',
+        ],
+    },
+    keywords='gitlint git lint',
+    author='Joris Roovers',
+    url='https://jorisroovers.github.io/gitlint',
+    project_urls={
+        'Documentation': 'https://jorisroovers.github.io/gitlint',
+        'Source': 'https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint',
+    },
+    license='MIT',
+    package_data={
+        'gitlint': ['files/*']
+    },
+    packages=find_packages(exclude=["examples"]),
+    entry_points={
+        "console_scripts": [
+            "gitlint = gitlint.cli:cli",
+        ],
+    },
+)
+
+# Print a red deprecation warning for python < 3.6 users
+if sys.version_info[:2] < (3, 6):
+    msg = "\033[31mDEPRECATION: You're using a python version that has reached end-of-life. " + \
+          "Gitlint does not support Python < 3.6" + \
+          "Please upgrade your Python to 3.6 or above.\033[0m"
+    print(msg)
+
+# Print a warning message for Windows users
+PLATFORM_IS_WINDOWS = "windows" in platform.system().lower()
+if PLATFORM_IS_WINDOWS:
+    msg = "\n\n\n\n\n****************\n" + \
+          "WARNING: Gitlint support for Windows is still experimental and there are some known issues: " + \
+          "https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Awindows " + \
+          "\n*******************"
+    print(msg)
diff --git a/gitlint/__init__.py b/gitlint/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a313cc..0000000
--- a/gitlint/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-__version__ = "0.16.0"
diff --git a/qa/requirements.txt b/qa/requirements.txt
index 5a4f660..76d6afc 100644
--- a/qa/requirements.txt
+++ b/qa/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 sh==1.14.2
 pytest==6.2.5;
-arrow==1.2.0;
+arrow==1.2.1;
 gitlint # no version as you want to test the currently installed version
diff --git a/qa/shell.py b/qa/shell.py
index 630843f..06ebfed 100644
--- a/qa/shell.py
+++ b/qa/shell.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-# This code is mostly duplicated from the `gitlint.shell` module. We conciously duplicate this code as to not depend
+# This code is mostly duplicated from the `gitlint.shell` module. We consciously duplicate this code as to not depend
 # on gitlint internals for our integration testing framework.
 
 import subprocess
diff --git a/qa/test_stdin.py b/qa/test_stdin.py
index c98580e..cee5f0c 100644
--- a/qa/test_stdin.py
+++ b/qa/test_stdin.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class StdInTests(BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqualStdout(output, self.get_expected("test_stdin/test_stdin_pipe_1"))
 
     def test_stdin_pipe_empty(self):
-        """ Test the scenario where no TTY is attached an nothing is piped into gitlint. This occurs in
+        """ Test the scenario where no TTY is attached and nothing is piped into gitlint. This occurs in
             CI runners like Jenkins and Gitlab, see https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/issues/42 for details.
             This is the equivalent of doing:
             $ echo -n "" | gitlint
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f4f3a1b..270d9ff 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 setuptools
 wheel==0.37.0
-Click==8.0.1
-sh==1.14.2; sys_platform != 'win32' # sh is not supported on windows
-arrow==1.2.0
+-e .
+-e ./gitlint-core[trusted-deps]
diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index da937ea..09386dc 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ assert_root(){
     fi
 }
 
-# Utility method that prints SUCCESS if a test was succesful, or FAIL together with the test output
+# Utility method that prints SUCCESS if a test was successful, or FAIL together with the test output
 handle_test_result(){
     EXIT_CODE=$1
     RESULT="$2"
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ handle_test_result(){
 
 run_pep8_check(){
     # FLAKE 8
-    target=${testargs:-"gitlint qa examples"}
+    target=${testargs:-"gitlint-core qa examples"}
     echo -ne "Running flake8..."
     RESULT=$(flake8 $target)
     local exit_code=$?
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ run_unit_tests(){
     clean
     # py.test -s  => print standard output (i.e. show print statement output)
     #         -rw => print warnings
-    target=${testargs:-"gitlint"}
+    target=${testargs:-"gitlint-core"}
     coverage run -m pytest -rw -s $target
     TEST_RESULT=$?
     if [ $include_coverage -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ run_git_check(){
 
 run_lint_check(){
     echo -ne "Running pylint...${RED}"
-    target=${testargs:-"gitlint qa"}
+    target=${testargs:-"gitlint-core/gitlint qa"}
     RESULT=$(pylint $target --rcfile=".pylintrc" -r n)
     local exit_code=$?
     handle_test_result $exit_code "$RESULT"
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@ run_build_test(){
 
     # Update the version to include a timestamp
     echo -n "Writing new version to file..."
-    version_file="$temp_dir/gitlint/__init__.py"
+    version_file="$temp_dir/gitlint-core/gitlint/__init__.py"
     version_str="$(cat $version_file)"
     version_str="${version_str:0:${#version_str}-1}-$datestr\""
     echo "$version_str" > $version_file
     echo -e "${GREEN}DONE${NO_COLOR}"
     # Attempt to build the package
     echo "Building package ..."
-    pushd "$temp_dir"
+    pushd "$temp_dir/gitlint-core"
     # Copy stdout file descriptor so we can both print output to stdout as well as capture it in a variable
     # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12451278/bash-capture-stdout-to-a-variable-but-still-display-it-in-the-console
     exec 5>&1
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ run_stats(){
     echo "*** Docs ***"
     echo "    Markdown: $(cat docs/*.md | wc -l | tr -d " ") lines"
     echo "*** Tests ***"
-    nr_unit_tests=$(py.test gitlint/ --collect-only | grep TestCaseFunction | wc -l)
+    nr_unit_tests=$(py.test gitlint-core/ --collect-only | grep TestCaseFunction | wc -l)
     nr_integration_tests=$(py.test qa/ --collect-only | grep TestCaseFunction | wc -l)
     echo "    Unit Tests: ${nr_unit_tests//[[:space:]]/}"
     echo "    Integration Tests: ${nr_integration_tests//[[:space:]]/}"
@@ -212,10 +212,8 @@ run_stats(){
 
 clean(){
     echo -n "Cleaning the *.pyc, site/, build/, dist/ and all __pycache__ directories..."
-    find gitlint -type d  -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -rf {} \; 2> /dev/null
-    find qa -type d  -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -rf {} \; 2> /dev/null
-    find gitlint -iname *.pyc -exec rm -rf {} \; 2> /dev/null
-    find qa -iname *.pyc -exec rm -rf {} \; 2> /dev/null
+    find gitlint-core qa -type d -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -rf {} \; 2> /dev/null
+    find gitlint-core qa -iname "*.pyc" -exec rm -rf {} \; 2> /dev/null
     rm -rf "site" "dist" "build"
     echo -e "${GREEN}DONE${NO_COLOR}"
 }
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7970282..aa800fd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 from __future__ import print_function
-from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-import io
-import re
-import os
-import platform
-import sys
-
+from setuptools import setup
 
 description = "Git commit message linter written in python, checks your commit messages for style."
 long_description = """
@@ -29,16 +23,11 @@ Source code on `github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint`_.
 """
 
 
-# shamelessly stolen from mkdocs' setup.py: https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/blob/master/setup.py
-def get_version(package):
-    """Return package version as listed in `__version__` in `init.py`."""
-    init_py = io.open(os.path.join(package, '__init__.py'), encoding="UTF-8").read()
-    return re.search("__version__ = ['\"]([^'\"]+)['\"]", init_py).group(1)
-
+version = "0.17.0"
 
 setup(
     name="gitlint",
-    version=get_version("gitlint"),
+    version=version,
     description=description,
     long_description=long_description,
     classifiers=[
@@ -60,14 +49,8 @@ setup(
     ],
     python_requires=">=3.6",
     install_requires=[
-        'Click==8.0.1',
-        'arrow==1.2.0',
+        'gitlint-core[trusted-deps]==' + version,
     ],
-    extras_require={
-        ':sys_platform != "win32"': [
-            'sh==1.14.2',
-        ],
-    },
     keywords='gitlint git lint',
     author='Joris Roovers',
     url='https://jorisroovers.github.io/gitlint',
@@ -76,29 +59,4 @@ setup(
         'Source': 'https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint',
     },
     license='MIT',
-    package_data={
-        'gitlint': ['files/*']
-    },
-    packages=find_packages(exclude=["examples"]),
-    entry_points={
-        "console_scripts": [
-            "gitlint = gitlint.cli:cli",
-        ],
-    },
 )
-
-# Print a red deprecation warning for python < 3.6 users
-if sys.version_info[:2] < (3, 6):
-    msg = "\033[31mDEPRECATION: You're using a python version that has reached end-of-life. " + \
-          "Gitlint does not support Python < 3.6" + \
-          "Please upgrade your Python to 3.6 or above.\033[0m"
-    print(msg)
-
-# Print a warning message for Windows users
-PLATFORM_IS_WINDOWS = "windows" in platform.system().lower()
-if PLATFORM_IS_WINDOWS:
-    msg = "\n\n\n\n\n****************\n" + \
-          "WARNING: Gitlint support for Windows is still experimental and there are some known issues: " + \
-          "https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Awindows " + \
-          "\n*******************"
-    print(msg)
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 30b3073..ef3c711 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-flake8==3.9.2
-coverage==6.0
+flake8==4.0.1
+coverage==6.1.2
 python-coveralls==2.9.3
 radon==5.1.0
 flake8-polyfill==1.0.2 # Required when installing both flake8 and radon>=4.3.1 
 pytest==6.2.5;
-pylint==2.11.1;
--e .
+pylint==2.12.1;
+-r requirements.txt