diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d2d6f36..f3ee520 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,3 +33,9 @@ nosetests.xml
 .mr.developer.cfg
 .project
 .pydevproject
+
+# Cpp files
+capnp/*.cpp
+
+capnp/version.py
+MANIFEST
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e7e6700..2934276 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,20 +8,12 @@ except ImportError:
 if Cython.__version__ < '0.19.1':
     raise RuntimeError('Old cython installed. Please run `pip install -U cython`')
 
-try:
-    import setuptools
-except ImportError:
-    raise RuntimeError('No setuptools installed. Please run `pip install setuptools`')
-
-if setuptools.__version__ < '.0.9.8':
-    raise RuntimeError('Old setuptools installed. Please run `pip install -U setuptools`')
-
 from distutils.core import setup
 import os
 
 MAJOR = 0
 MINOR = 2
-MICRO = 8
+MICRO = 0
 VERSION = '%d.%d.%d' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO)