diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index bc1d57b..3a2990f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [metadata]
 name = pEp
-version = 2.1.0-RC2
+#TODO: automate version pull from hg/git
+version = 2.2.0-RC1
 url = https://pep.foundation
 author = Volker Birk
 author_email = vb@pep-project.org
@@ -21,3 +22,16 @@ classifiers =
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
+
+[options]
+zip_safe = false
+include_package_data = true
+python_requires = >= 3.6
+test_suite = tests
+setup_requires =
+    setuptools >=38.3.0
+install_requires =
+
+tests_require =
+    pytest
+    tox