diff --git a/ctapipe/version.py b/ctapipe/version.py
index 7237bb581db..e388b454a12 100644
--- a/ctapipe/version.py
+++ b/ctapipe/version.py
@@ -153,9 +153,12 @@ def get_version(pep440=False):
     The file VERSION will need to be changed manually.
     """
 
-    git_version = format_git_describe(call_git_describe(), pep440=pep440)
-    if not git_version:  # not a git repository
-        return read_release_version()
+    raw_git_version = call_git_describe()
+    if not raw_git_version:  # not a git repository
+        return  read_release_version()
+
+    git_version = format_git_describe(raw_git_version, pep440=pep440)
+
     return git_version
 
 
diff --git a/docs/coordinates/index.rst b/docs/coordinates/index.rst
index 38507213d7d..7fdc1277efc 100644
--- a/docs/coordinates/index.rst
+++ b/docs/coordinates/index.rst
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ transformations, e.g. precision pointing corrections using a pointing model.
   much faster. All routines can accept arrays instead of single values.
 
 
-Earth Orientiation Corrections
+Earth Orientation Corrections
 ==============================
 
 Polar motion and leap-second corrections are taken into account automatically
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ee45dfbb6e0..7d8befd4319 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import sys
 
 # import ah_bootstrap
-from setuptools import setup
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 # Get some values from the setup.cfg
 from configparser import RawConfigParser
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@
     'ctapipe-flow = ctapipe.flow.flow:main'
 ]
 
+package.version.update_release_version()
+
 setup(name=PACKAGENAME,
-      packages=[PACKAGENAME],
+      packages=find_packages(),
       version=package.version.get_version(pep440=True),
       description=DESCRIPTION,
       # these should be minimum list of what is needed to run (note