2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 243a5d4..837af49 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = stwcs
+# version is the *next* version to be release, with .dev at the end if it is not final 
 version = 1.1.1.dev
 author = Nadia Dencheva, Warren Hack
 author-email = help@stsci.edu
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ classifier =
 	Programming Language :: Python
 	Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Astronomy
 	Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
-requires-python = >=2.5
+requires-python = >=2.6
 requires-dist = 
 	stsci.tools
 	pywcs
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 94e3380..43b4f4e 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import setuptools
 setuptools.command.easy_install.easy_install = easier_install
 
 setup(
-    setup_requires=['d2to1>=0.2.5', 'stsci.distutils'],
+    setup_requires=['d2to1>=0.2.9', 'stsci.distutils>=0.3.2'],
     d2to1=True,
     use_2to3=True,
     zip_safe=False