diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 65ba6dab1..73124ac82 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ tests/test-reports-*/*
 **/*.log
 /.python-version
 /CHANGELOG
+/ChangeLog
 /AUTHORS
 /tests/build
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c569722c5..0579639b9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ python:
 - '3.6'
 install:
 - pip -q --log dist/pip.log install --upgrade pip setuptools tox-travis py wheel
-- python setup.py install bdist_wheel
+- python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel install
 - pip install ./dist/jira-*.whl
 - pip --version
 script:
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ script:
 - export PACKAGE_VERSION=$(python setup.py --version)
 - python setup.py --version
 - tox --installpkg ./dist/jira-*.whl --travis-after
+# validates that the build source distribution is installable using the old easy_install
+- pip uninstall -y jira && easy_install ./dist/jira-*.tar.gz
 after_success:
 - coveralls
 - bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)
@@ -27,15 +29,13 @@ notifications:
   email:
   - pycontribs@googlegroups.com
   - sorin.sbarnea@gmail.com
-before_deploy:
-- echo "before deploy..."
 deploy:
 - provider: releases
   api_key:
     secure: gr9iOcQjdoAyUAim6FWKzJI9MBaJo9XKfGQGu7wdPXUFhg80Rp6GLJsowP+aU94NjXM1UQlVHDAy627WtjBlLH2SvmVEIIr7+UKBopBYuXG5jJ1m3wOZE+4f1Pqe9bqFc1DxgucqE8qF0sC24fIbNM2ToeyYrxrS6RoL2gRrX2I=
   file:
   - dist/$PACKAGE_NAME-$PACKAGE_VERSION*
-  - dist/CHANGELOG.md
+  - ChangeLog
   skip_cleanup: true
   on:
     tags: false
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index dd8f60eee..99aa1bdf5 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pbr.config.drivers =
     plain = pbr.cfg.driver:Plain
 
 [egg_info]
-egg_base = build
+egg_base = .
 
 [aliases]
 test=pytest