diff --git a/config.yml b/big_scape/config.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from config.yml
rename to big_scape/config.yml
diff --git a/big_scape/paths.py b/big_scape/paths.py
index 5b6ffa28..14ab1d11 100644
--- a/big_scape/paths.py
+++ b/big_scape/paths.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 import pkg_resources
 
-DB_SCHEMA_FILE = pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-    "bigscape", "big_scape/data/schema.sql"
-)
-TEMPLATES_OUTPUT_DIR = pkg_resources.resource_filename("bigscape", "big_scape/output")
-DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE = pkg_resources.resource_filename("bigscape", "config.yml")
+DB_SCHEMA_FILE = pkg_resources.resource_filename("big_scape", "data/schema.sql")
+TEMPLATES_OUTPUT_DIR = pkg_resources.resource_filename("big_scape", "output")
+# config is in base directory, not in module
+# get path to package directory
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE = pkg_resources.resource_filename("big_scape", "config.yml")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index df5f112a..7be727eb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ dev = [
 "Repository" = "https://github.com/medema-group/BiG-SCAPE"
 # TODO: documentation
 
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+'big_scape' = ['config.yml']
+'data' = ['data/schema.sql']
+
 [build-system]
 requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
diff --git a/test/integration/test_comparison.py b/test/integration/test_comparison.py
index 407daa3c..4f915c9a 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_comparison.py
+++ b/test/integration/test_comparison.py
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ def test_calculate_scores_pair(self):
             "legacy_weights": True,
             "record_type": bs_enums.RECORD_TYPE.REGION,
             "cores": 1,
-            "config_file_path": Path("config.yml"),
+            "config_file_path": Path("big_scape/config.yml"),
         }
 
         gbks_with_hsp = [