diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py

index 4cd36ee..e1e9931 100644

--- a/setup.py

+++ b/setup.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@

 #

-from distutils.version import StrictVersion

+from distutils.version import LooseVersion

 from distutils.core import setup, Extension

 from ctypes.util import find_library

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ min_libev_version = "4.15"

 version_error = "Aborted: pyev-{0} requires {{0}} >= {{1}}".format(pyev_version)

 def check_version(current_version, minimum_version, name):

-    if StrictVersion(current_version) < StrictVersion(minimum_version):

+    if LooseVersion(current_version) < LooseVersion(minimum_version):

         raise SystemExit(version_error.format(name, minimum_version))

diff --git a/src/pyev.c b/src/pyev.c

index 47aa4bf..2e830ed 100644

--- a/src/pyev.c

+++ b/src/pyev.c

@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ PyType_ReadyWatcher(PyTypeObject *type, PyTypeObject *base)

 int

-PyModule_AddType(PyObject *module, const char *name, PyTypeObject *type)

+PyModule_AddType_(PyObject *module, const char *name, PyTypeObject *type)

 {

     if (PyType_Ready(type)) {

         return -1;

@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ init_pyev(void)

     /* types and constants */

     if (

         /* loop */

-        PyModule_AddType(pyev, "Loop", &LoopType) ||

+        PyModule_AddType_(pyev, "Loop", &LoopType) ||

         PyModule_AddUnsignedIntMacro(pyev, EVFLAG_AUTO) ||

         PyModule_AddUnsignedIntMacro(pyev, EVFLAG_NOENV) ||

         PyModule_AddUnsignedIntMacro(pyev, EVFLAG_FORKCHECK) ||