diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index d74d9e2c4..217dab938 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-include README.rst AUTHORS LICENSE CHANGES.rst MANIFEST.in versioneer.py
+include README.rst AUTHORS LICENSE CHANGES.rst MANIFEST.in
 recursive-include borg *.pyx
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-exclude docs *.pyc
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 19a49eea6..8a128d6e1 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ python_files = testsuite/*.py
 [flake8]
 ignore = E226,F403
 max-line-length = 250
-exclude = versioneer.py,docs/conf.py,borg/_version.py,build,dist,.git,.idea,.cache
+exclude = docs/conf.py,borg/_version.py,build,dist,.git,.idea,.cache
 max-complexity = 100
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e3f66ff9a..68a3db8d3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ except ImportError:
     if not all(os.path.exists(path) for path in [
         compress_source, crypto_source, chunker_source, hashindex_source,
         platform_linux_source, platform_freebsd_source]):
-        raise ImportError('The GIT version of Borg needs Cython. Install Cython or use a released version')
+        raise ImportError('The GIT version of Borg needs Cython. Install Cython or use a released version.')
 
 
 def detect_openssl(prefixes):