diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b7a9e52b..754d35cd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # kas - setup tool for bitbake based projects
 #
-# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2017-2019
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2017-2025
 #
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -23,17 +23,15 @@
     Setup script for kas, a setup tool for bitbake based projects
 """
 
-import sys
-sys.path.append('.')
-
 from setuptools import setup
 
 from kas import __version__
 
 __license__ = 'MIT'
-__copyright__ = 'Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2017-2019'
+__copyright__ = 'Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2017-2025'
 
 setup(
+    name='kas', # still needed for python3.6
     version=__version__,
     download_url=('https://github.com/siemens/'
                   f'kas/archive/{__version__}.tar.gz'),