diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f36fd0f..902ebf8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -70,5 +70,5 @@ line-ending = "auto"
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 include = ["simulationworkflownormalizer*"]
 
-[tool.setuptools.package-data]
-simulationworkflownormalizer = ["*/nomad_plugin.yaml"]
+[project.entry-points.'nomad.plugin']
+simulationworkflownormalizer = "simulationworkflownormalizer:simulationworkflow_normalizer_entry_point"
diff --git a/simulationworkflownormalizer/__init__.py b/simulationworkflownormalizer/__init__.py
index 2595e4e..618f610 100644
--- a/simulationworkflownormalizer/__init__.py
+++ b/simulationworkflownormalizer/__init__.py
@@ -15,4 +15,21 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-from .normalizer import SimulationWorkflowNormalizer
+from nomad.config.models.plugins import NormalizerEntryPoint
+
+
+class SimulationWorkflowNormalizerEntryPoint(NormalizerEntryPoint):
+    def load(self):
+        import simulationworkflownormalizer
+        from .normalizer import SimulationWorkflowNormalizer
+
+        simulationworkflownormalizer.SimulationWorkflowNormalizer = SimulationWorkflowNormalizer
+
+        return SimulationWorkflowNormalizer(**self.dict())
+
+
+simulationworkflow_normalizer_entry_point = SimulationWorkflowNormalizerEntryPoint(
+    name='SimulationWorkflowNormalizer',
+    description='Normalizer for the simulation workflow data.',
+)
+
diff --git a/simulationworkflownormalizer/normalizer.py b/simulationworkflownormalizer/normalizer.py
index fcab4af..72f32d3 100644
--- a/simulationworkflownormalizer/normalizer.py
+++ b/simulationworkflownormalizer/normalizer.py
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ class SimulationWorkflowNormalizer(Normalizer):
     This normalizer produces information specific to a simulation workflow.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__()
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self._elastic_programs = ['elastic']
         self._phonon_programs = ['phonopy']
         self._molecular_dynamics_programs = ['lammps']
diff --git a/tests/test_simulationworkflownormalizer.py b/tests/test_simulationworkflownormalizer.py
index 9733d21..7363382 100644
--- a/tests/test_simulationworkflownormalizer.py
+++ b/tests/test_simulationworkflownormalizer.py
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 
 from nomad.utils import get_logger
 from nomad.datamodel import EntryArchive, EntryMetadata
+from nomad.normalizing import normalizers
 from runschema.run import Run, Program
 from runschema.calculation import Calculation
-from simulationworkflownormalizer import SimulationWorkflowNormalizer
 from simulationworkflowschema import (
     Elastic,
     MolecularDynamics,
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
     GeometryOptimization,
 )
 
+simulationworkflownormalizer = None
+for normalizer in normalizers:
+    if normalizer.__name__ == 'SimulationWorkflowNormalizer':
+        simulationworkflownormalizer = normalizer
+
+assert simulationworkflownormalizer is not None
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def entry_archive():
@@ -46,7 +52,8 @@ def test_resolve_workflow_from_program_name(
 ):
     run = Run(program=Program(name=program_name))
     entry_archive.run.append(run)
-    SimulationWorkflowNormalizer().normalize(entry_archive, get_logger(__name__))
+
+    simulationworkflownormalizer(entry_archive).normalize()
     assert isinstance(entry_archive.workflow2, workflow_class)
 
 
@@ -58,5 +65,5 @@ def test_resolve_workflow_from_calculation(
 ):
     run = Run(calculation=[Calculation() for _ in range(n_calculations)])
     entry_archive.run.append(run)
-    SimulationWorkflowNormalizer().normalize(entry_archive, get_logger(__name__))
+    simulationworkflownormalizer(entry_archive).normalize()
     assert isinstance(entry_archive.workflow2, workflow_class)