diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.3)
+project(humanoid_17dof_description)
+
+find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS
+  rospy
+)
+catkin_python_setup()
+
+catkin_package()
+
+include_directories(
+    ${catkin_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
+
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<package>
+  <name>freecad_to_gazebo</name>
+  <version>1.0.0</version>
+  <description>Freecad to Gazebo/ROS exporter</description>
+
+  <maintainer email="dawitabate2@gmail.com">Dawit Abate</maintainer>
+
+  <license>GPLv3</license>
+
+  <!-- <url type="website">http://wiki.ros.org/freecad_to_gazebo</url> -->
+
+  <author email="dawitabate2@gmail.com">Dawit Abate</author>
+
+  <buildtool_depend>catkin</buildtool_depend>
+  <build_depend>rospy</build_depend>
+  <run_depend>rospy</run_depend>
+
+</package>