diff --git a/babel/babel.cfg b/babel/babel.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 50b31f30..00000000
--- a/babel/babel.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-[python: src/**/**.py]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/babel/messages.pot b/babel/messages.pot
index 07ad51ca..457ce7cf 100644
--- a/babel/messages.pot
+++ b/babel/messages.pot
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-# Translations template for PROJECT.
+# Translations template for seedsigner.
 # Copyright (C) 2024 ORGANIZATION
-# This file is distributed under the same license as the PROJECT project.
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the seedsigner project.
 # FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, 2024.
 #
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: seedsigner 0.7.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
 "POT-Creation-Date: 2024-09-27 19:42-0500\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"Generated-By: Babel 2.10.1\n"
+"Generated-By: Babel 2.16.0\n"
 
 #. The abbreviated label for the special key <del> on a standard keyboard.
 #: src/seedsigner/gui/keyboard.py
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 337ea35b..c3304dac 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Babel==2.10.1
+Babel==2.16.0
 embit==0.7.0
 numpy==1.25.2
 Pillow==9.4.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b9c7bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[extract_messages]
+add_comments = TRANSLATOR_NOTE:
+strip_comments = yes
+# mapping_file = babel/babel.cfg
+add_location = file
+input_dirs = src
+output_file = babel/messages.pot
+
+[update_catalog]
+ignore_pot_creation_date = yes
+no_fuzzy_matching = yes
+no_wrap = yes
+input_file = babel/messages.pot
+output_dir = src/seedsigner/resources/babel
+
+[compile_catalog]
+use_fuzzy = yes
+directory = src/seedsigner/resources/babel