diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fc8b32d..744cafd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,11 +19,8 @@ VERSION = version_dict['VERSION']
 
 setup(name="PuLP",
       version=VERSION,
-      description="""
-PuLP is an LP modeler written in python. PuLP can generate MPS or LP files
-and call GLPK, COIN CLP/CBC, CPLEX, and GUROBI to solve linear
-problems.
-""",
+      description=
+      "PuLP is an LP modeler written in python. PuLP can generate MPS or LP files and call GLPK, COIN CLP/CBC, CPLEX, and GUROBI to solve linear problems.",
       long_description = Description,
       license = License,
       keywords = ["Optimization", "Linear Programming", "Operations Research"],
diff --git a/src/pulp/constants.py b/src/pulp/constants.py
index 61bf27f..44ae795 100644
--- a/src/pulp/constants.py
+++ b/src/pulp/constants.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 This file contains the constant definitions for PuLP
 Note that hopefully these will be changed into something more pythonic
 """
-VERSION = '1.6.4'
+VERSION = '1.6.5'
 EPS = 1e-7
 
 # variable categories