diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9607f2c..61a740a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,16 +41,17 @@ about = {}
 with open(os.path.join(here, NAME, "__version__.py")) as f:
     exec(f.read(), about)
 
-def status(s):
-    """Prints things in bold."""
-    print('\033[1m{0}\033[0m'.format(s))
-
 
 class PublishCommand(Command):
     """Support setup.py publish."""
 
     description = "Build and publish the package."
     user_options = []
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def status(s):
+        """Prints things in bold."""
+        print('\033[1m{0}\033[0m'.format(s))
 
     def initialize_options(self):
         pass
@@ -60,15 +61,15 @@ class PublishCommand(Command):
 
     def run(self):
         try:
-            status('Removing previous builds...')
+            self.status('Removing previous builds...')
             rmtree(os.sep.join(('.', 'dist')))
         except FileNotFoundError:
             pass
 
-        status('Building Source and Wheel (universal) distribution...')
+        self.status('Building Source and Wheel (universal) distribution...')
         os.system("{0} setup.py sdist bdist_wheel --universal ".format(sys.executable))
 
-        status('Uploading the package to PyPi via Twine...')
+        self.status('Uploading the package to PyPi via Twine...')
         os.system("twine upload dist/*")
 
         sys.exit()