Use bumpversion

setup.cfg

+[bumpversion]
+current_version = 0.8.5
+commit = True
+tag = True
+
+[bumpversion:file:setup.py]
+
+[bumpversion:file:mwclient/client.py]
+
+[bumpversion:file:README.rst]
+
+[bdist_wheel]
+universal = 1
+

setup.py

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if sys.version_info < (2, 7):
     requirements.append('ordereddict')
 
 setup(name='mwclient',
-      version='0.8.5',  # Rember to also update __ver__ in client.py and README.rst
+      version='0.8.5',  # Use bumpversion to update
       description='MediaWiki API client',
       long_description=README,
       classifiers=[