diff --git a/release.py b/release.py
index 0253f9be..bb22136b 100644
--- a/release.py
+++ b/release.py
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ def create_git_tag(tag_name):
     run_step('git', 'tag', tag_name)
 
 
-def register_with_pypi():
-    run_step('python', 'setup.py', 'register')
-
-
 def create_source_tarball():
     run_step('python', 'setup.py', 'sdist')
 
@@ -111,7 +107,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     commit_for_release('pgcli/__init__.py', ver)
     create_git_tag('v%s' % ver)
-    register_with_pypi()
     create_source_tarball()
     push_to_github()
     push_tags_to_github()
diff --git a/release_procedure.txt b/release_procedure.txt
index bfa82036..9f3bff0e 100644
--- a/release_procedure.txt
+++ b/release_procedure.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 * Bump the version number in pgcli/__init__.py
 * Commit with message: 'Releasing version X.X.X.'
 * Create a tag: git tag vX.X.X
-* Register with pypi for new version: python setup.py register
 * Fix the image url in PyPI to point to github raw content. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dbcli/pgcli/master/screenshots/image01.png
 * Create source dist tar ball: python setup.py sdist
 * Test this by installing it in a fresh new virtualenv. Run SanityChecks [./sanity_checks.txt].
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b70662ad..b908e815 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if platform.system() != 'Windows' and not platform.system().startswith("CYGWIN")
 setup(
         name='pgcli',
         author='Amjith Ramanujam',
-        author_email='amjith[dot]r[at]gmail.com',
+        author_email='amjith.r+pgcli@gmail.com',
         version=version,
         license='LICENSE.txt',
         url='http://pgcli.com',