diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bd996cbfb..8f15b8aba 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import os
 
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 import strictdoc
 
 package_data = {
-    "": ["requirements.txt", "requirements.development.txt"],
     # It looks like the package data in setup.py does not support globbing
     # (see pypa/setuptools#1806, https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/1806)
     # Doing the globbing manually for now.
@@ -22,11 +20,6 @@
     ],
 }
 
-data_files = [
-    "requirements.txt",
-    "requirements.development.txt",
-]
-
 with open("requirements.txt") as fp:
     REQUIREMENTS = fp.read()
 
@@ -64,7 +57,6 @@
     ),
     "package_data": package_data,
     # 'package_dir': {"": "strictdoc"},
-    "data_files": data_files,
     "install_requires": REQUIREMENTS,
     "extras_require": REQUIREMENTS_DEVELOPMENT,
     "setup_requires": REQUIREMENTS_SETUP,
@@ -72,5 +64,4 @@
     "python_requires": ">=3.6.2,<4.0.0",
 }
 
-
 setup(**setup_kwargs)
diff --git a/strictdoc/__init__.py b/strictdoc/__init__.py
index 13e350308..f6b2a825a 100644
--- a/strictdoc/__init__.py
+++ b/strictdoc/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import os
 
-__version__ = "0.0.26"
+__version__ = "0.0.27"
 
 STRICTDOC_ROOT_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..")