diff --git a/jupyter-openbis-extension/__init__.py b/jupyter-openbis-extension/__init__.py
index 37aaff17bd684cb440495db5a08089b53c52773a..71545f84106992f2f36b0ecdf858f2408bf3e064 100644
--- a/jupyter-openbis-extension/__init__.py
+++ b/jupyter-openbis-extension/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+name = 'jupyter-openbis-extension.server'
+__author__ = 'Swen Vermeul'
+__email__ = 'swen@ethz.ch'
+__version__ = '0.0.1'
+
 def _jupyter_server_extension_paths():
     return [{
         "module": "jupyter-openbis-extension.server"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 25655d47261d340ac21887e0d0612812565a4fc4..0935c979e92b813c343bc2e955d9bd570647d6ea 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,23 +4,31 @@ import sys
 if sys.version_info < (3,3):
     sys.exit('Sorry, Python < 3.3 is not supported')
 
-from setuptools import setup
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
+    long_description = fh.read()
 
 
 setup(
     name='jupyter-openbis-extension',
     version= '0.0.1',
-    description='Extension for Jupyter notebooks to connect to openBIS and download/upload datasets, inluding the notebook itself',
-    url='https://sissource.ethz.ch/sispub/jupyter-openbis-integration',
     author='Swen Vermeul |  ID SIS | ETH Zürich',
     author_email='swen@ethz.ch',
-    license='BSD',
-    packages=[
-        'jupyter-openbis-extension',
-    ],
+    description='Extension for Jupyter notebooks to connect to openBIS and download/upload datasets, inluding the notebook itself',
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+    url='https://sissource.ethz.ch/sispub/jupyter-openbis-integration',
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    license='Apache Software License Version 2.0',
     install_requires=[
         'jupyter',
         'pybis',
     ],
-    python_requires=">=3.3"
+    python_requires=">=3.3",
+    classifiers=[
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    ],
 )