diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index ce7fa180..8ca3844e 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ isWindows = sys.platform.startswith('win')
 isDarwin = sys.platform == "darwin"
 devMode = False
 
-baseName = 'wxPython_Phoenix'
+baseName = version.PROJECT_NAME
 eggInfoName = baseName + '.egg-info'
 defaultMask='%s-%s*' % (baseName, version.VER_MAJOR)
 
@@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@ def cmd_sdist(options, args):
 
     # Add some extra stuff to the root folder
     cmd_egg_info(options, args, egg_base=PDEST)
-    copyFile(opj(PDEST, 'wxPython_Phoenix.egg-info/PKG-INFO'),
+    copyFile(opj(PDEST, '{}.egg-info/PKG-INFO'.format(baseName)),
              opj(PDEST, 'PKG-INFO'))
 
     # build the tarball
diff --git a/buildtools/version.py b/buildtools/version.py
index 46c732bd..2a01c213 100644
--- a/buildtools/version.py
+++ b/buildtools/version.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Name:        buildtools.version
-# Purpose:     wxPython version numbers used in the build.  This can be
-#              considered the master copy of the version digits.
+# Purpose:     wxPython project name and version numbers used in the
+#              build.  This can be considered the master copy of the
+#              version digits.
 #
 # Author:      Robin Dunn
 #
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 # License:     wxWindows License
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+PROJECT_NAME     = 'wxPython_Phoenix'
 
 VER_MAJOR        = 3      # Matches wxWidgets MAJOR version number
 VER_MINOR        = 0      # Matches wxWidgets MINOR version number
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ VER_FLAGS        = "a1"     # wxPython release flags
 #                  release
 #
 #   ".dev12345"    for daily snapshot builds, by default this is automatically
-#                  pulled from the REV.txt file made by the setrev command,
+#                  pulled from the REV.txt file made by the setrev build command,
 #                  if it exists, and is appended to VER_FLAGS
 #
 #
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8117fcb0..d7195a5c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ except ImportError:
     haveWheel = False
 
 from buildtools.config import Config, msg, opj, runcmd, canGetSOName, getSOName
+import buildtools.version as version
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-NAME             = "wxPython_Phoenix"
+NAME             = version.PROJECT_NAME
 DESCRIPTION      = "Cross platform GUI toolkit for Python, Phoenix version"
 AUTHOR           = "Robin Dunn"
 AUTHOR_EMAIL     = "Robin Dunn <robin@alldunn.com>"