diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5779977..9ef4597 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,52 +1,89 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+@fileoverview Setup configuration for the aster-connector-python package, using setuptools.
+This script manages package metadata, dependencies, and distribution settings.
+"""
 import os
+import re
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+from typing import List
 
-with open(
-    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "requirements/common.txt"), "r"
-) as fh:
-    requirements = fh.readlines()
-
+# --- METADATA ---
 NAME = "aster-connector-python"
-DESCRIPTION = (
-    "This is a lightweight library that works as a connector to Aster Finance public API."
-)
-AUTHOR = ""
+DESCRIPTION = "This is a lightweight library that works as a connector to Aster Finance public API."
+AUTHOR = "The Asterdex Team" # Filled with organizational name
 URL = "https://github.com/asterdex/aster-connector-python"
-VERSION = "1.1.0"
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+
+# Resolve the base directory
+ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+# --- VERSIONING ---
+# Use single source of truth for version by reading it from the package's __version__.py file.
+# This ensures that the version in setup.py matches the version visible within the package.
+def get_version() -> str:
+    """Reads the version from the package's __version__.py file."""
+    version_file_path = os.path.join(ROOT, "aster", "__version__.py")
+    try:
+        with open(version_file_path, "r") as f:
+            version_match = re.search(r"^__version__\s*=\s*['\"]([^'\"]*)['\"]", f.read(), re.M)
+            if version_match:
+                return version_match.group(1)
+            raise RuntimeError("Unable to find version string.")
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        # Fallback in case __version__.py doesn't exist yet (e.g., during building)
+        return "0.0.0"
+
+# --- DEPENDENCY HANDLING ---
 
-about = {}
+def get_requirements(filename: str) -> List[str]:
+    """Reads requirements from a file and cleans whitespace."""
+    filepath = os.path.join(ROOT, filename)
+    with open(filepath, "r") as fh:
+        # Filter out empty lines, comments, and clean whitespace
+        raw_requirements = fh.readlines()
+        requirements = [
+            req.strip()
+            for req in raw_requirements
+            if req.strip() and not req.startswith("#")
+        ]
+    return requirements
 
-with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
-    about["long_description"] = fh.read()
+# Get requirements from the dedicated file
+install_requirements = get_requirements("requirements/common.txt")
 
-root = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+# --- README CONTENT ---
+with open(os.path.join(ROOT, "README.md"), "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+    long_description = fh.read()
 
-if not VERSION:
-    with open(os.path.join(root, "aster", "__version__.py")) as f:
-        exec(f.read(), about)
-else:
-    about["__version__"] = VERSION
 
+# --- SETUP ---
 setup(
     name=NAME,
-    version=about["__version__"],
-    license="MIT",
+    version=get_version(),  # Dynamically read version
+    license=LICENSE,
     description=DESCRIPTION,
-    long_description=about["long_description"],
+    long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    AUTHOR=AUTHOR,
+    author=AUTHOR,  # Updated Author field
     url=URL,
-    keywords=["Aster", "Public API"],
-    install_requires=[req for req in requirements],
-    packages=find_packages(exclude=("tests",)),
+    keywords=["Aster", "Public API", "Decentralized Finance", "DeFi"],
+    
+    # Use cleaned requirements list
+    install_requires=install_requirements, 
+    
+    packages=find_packages(exclude=("tests", "docs", "examples")), # Added common exclusions
+    
+    # Update classifiers for actively supported Python versions (3.9+)
     classifiers=[
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
         "Intended Audience :: Financial and Insurance Industry",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     ],
-    python_requires=">=3.6",
+    python_requires=">=3.9", # Set minimum required Python to a currently supported version
 )