diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0e03ddce9d..dbef210701 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ long_description = file: README.rst
 long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
 description = Seamless operability between C++11 and Python
 author = Wenzel Jakob
-author_email = "wenzel.jakob@epfl.ch"
-url = "https://github.com/pybind/pybind11"
+author_email = wenzel.jakob@epfl.ch
+url = https://github.com/pybind/pybind11
 license = BSD
 
 classifiers =