diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 27f9cd3..a8fdfda 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.0
+1.8.1
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 22c950f..1bc809a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ classifiers =
     Topic :: Internet
     Topic :: Software Development
     Typing :: Typed
-requires-dist = setuptools
+requires-dist = setuptools>=40.6
 keywords =
     postgres
     python3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b908cbe..f187f2c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 import setuptools
 
 setuptools.setup()