diff --git a/python/MANIFEST.in b/python/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb6d21f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include damask/VERSION
diff --git a/python/damask/README b/python/damask/README
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..3830a4118
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/damask/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../README
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 823365d34..e49872354 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 import setuptools
+import os
+
+with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),'damask/VERSION')) as f:
+  version = f.readline()[1:-1]
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="damask",
-    version="0.0.1",
+    version=version,
     author="The DAMASK team",
     author_email="damask@mpie.de",
     description="Python library for DAMASK",
     long_description='test',
-    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    url="https://github.com/pypa/sampleproject",
+    #long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+    url="https://damask.mpie.de",
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
+    include_package_data=True,
     classifiers=[
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: GLPv3",