diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2d2e2bf..ebfb6c8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ install:
   - if [ -e requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt ; fi
   - if [ -z "$DOVIS" -o "$PKG_COVERAGE" ]; then pip install coverage; fi
   ## getting test deps
-  - python setup.py develop easy_install "$(./autogen.sh --get-name)[test]"
+  - pip install -e .[test]
 script:
   - shyaml --version
   - bin/test
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 2f12581..de6d990 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ available on the PyPI. So you should be able to run::
     pip install shyaml
 
 If you have downloaded the GIT sources, then you could add install
-the current version via traditional::
+the current version via::
 
-    python setup.py install
+    pip install .
 
 And if you don't have the GIT sources but would like to get the latest
 master or branch from github, you could also::