diff --git a/lang/python/python-version.mk b/lang/python/python-version.mk
index cba9255f4..9da17ae59 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-version.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python-version.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 PYTHON_VERSION:=2.7
 PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO:=16
 
-PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PYTHON_PIP_PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION:=40.6.2
diff --git a/lang/python/python/files/python-package-setuptools.mk b/lang/python/python/files/python-package-setuptools.mk
index f90b01864..c6d951a55 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/files/python-package-setuptools.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python/files/python-package-setuptools.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ define Package/python-setuptools
 $(call Package/python/Default)
   TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON_VERSION) setuptools module
   VERSION:=$(PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION)-$(PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_PKG_RELEASE)
+  LICENSE:=MIT
+  LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
+#  CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:python:setuptools # not currently handled this way by uscan
   DEPENDS:=+python
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python3-version.mk b/lang/python/python3-version.mk
index abef3f2ca..999eb1943 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3-version.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3-version.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO:=2
 
 PYTHON3_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR).$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MINOR)
 
-PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PYTHON3_PIP_PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION:=40.6.2
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
index 5cb5f58de..ce1fb5c11 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ define Package/python3-setuptools
 $(call Package/python3/Default)
   TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON3_VERSION) setuptools module
   VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION)-$(PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_PKG_RELEASE)
+  LICENSE:=MIT
+  LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
+#  CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:python:setuptools # not currently handled this way by uscan
   DEPENDS:=+python3
 endef