diff --git a/tools/shoestring/Jenkinsfile b/tools/shoestring/Jenkinsfile
index 0e0cca960a..997e7b5c2f 100644
--- a/tools/shoestring/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/tools/shoestring/Jenkinsfile
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ defaultCiPipeline {
 
 	packageId = 'tools-shoestring'
 
+	publisher = 'pypi'
+
 	codeCoverageTool = 'coverage'
 	minimumCodeCoverage = 95
 }
diff --git a/tools/shoestring/pyproject.toml b/tools/shoestring/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..798415e53f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/shoestring/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[tool.poetry]
+name = 'symbol-shoestring'
+version = '0.0.1'
+description = 'Symbol Shoestring Deployment Tool'
+authors = ['Symbol Contributors <contributors@symbol.dev>']
+maintainers = ['Symbol Contributors <contributors@symbol.dev>']
+license = 'MIT'
+
+readme = 'README.md'
+
+packages = [{ include = 'shoestring' }]
+
+repository = 'https://github.com/symbol/product/tree/main/tools/shoestring'
+
+keywords = ['symbol', 'shoestring', 'deployment', 'node']
+
+classifiers = ['Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7']
+
+[tool.poetry.dependencies]
+python = "^3.7"