diff --git a/lang/python/python-version.mk b/lang/python/python-version.mk
index 9da17ae59..418217623 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-version.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python-version.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PYTHON_VERSION:=2.7
 PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO:=16
 
 PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_PKG_RELEASE:=2
-PYTHON_PIP_PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PYTHON_PIP_PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION:=40.6.2
 PYTHON_PIP_VERSION:=18.1
diff --git a/lang/python/python/files/python-package-pip.mk b/lang/python/python/files/python-package-pip.mk
index e0c6de978..fecc5d901 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/files/python-package-pip.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python/files/python-package-pip.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ define Package/python-pip
 $(call Package/python/Default)
   TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON_VERSION) pip module
   VERSION:=$(PYTHON_PIP_VERSION)-$(PYTHON_PIP_PKG_RELEASE)
+  LICENSE:=MIT
+  LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE.txt
+#  CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:python:pip # not currently handled this way by uscan
   DEPENDS:=+python +python-setuptools +python-pip-conf
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python3-version.mk b/lang/python/python3-version.mk
index 999eb1943..9eebeb260 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3-version.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3-version.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO:=2
 PYTHON3_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR).$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MINOR)
 
 PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_PKG_RELEASE:=2
-PYTHON3_PIP_PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PYTHON3_PIP_PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PYTHON3_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION:=40.6.2
 PYTHON3_PIP_VERSION:=18.1
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-pip.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-pip.mk
index 677f61efa..9f942c660 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-pip.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-pip.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ define Package/python3-pip
 $(call Package/python3/Default)
   TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON3_VERSION) pip module
   VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_PIP_VERSION)-$(PYTHON3_PIP_PKG_RELEASE)
+  LICENSE:=MIT
+  LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE.txt
+#  CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:python:pip # not currently handled this way by uscan
   DEPENDS:=+python3 +python3-setuptools +python-pip-conf
 endef