diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 6e16ec7..b67db83 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### 1.15.5 - compatibility fix
+
+- Fixed issue with legacy python 2.7 and 3.5. Fixes [#110](https://github.com/smarie/python-makefun/issues/110)
+
 ### 1.15.4 - Python 3.13 official support
 
  - Python 3.13 is now supported. PR [#108](https://github.com/smarie/python-makefun/pull/108) and PR
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index de817d8..e05ced4 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def tests(session, coverage, pkg_specs):
                     "-m", "pytest", "--cache-clear",
                     f"--junitxml={Folders.test_xml}", f"--html={Folders.test_html}",
                     "-v", "tests/")
-        session.run("coverage", "report")
+        session.run("coverage", "report")  # this shows in terminal + fails under XX%, same as --cov-report term --cov-fail-under=70  # noqa
         session.run("coverage", "xml", "-o", f"{Folders.coverage_xml}")
         session.run("coverage", "html", "-d", f"{Folders.coverage_reports}")
         # delete this intermediate file, it is not needed anymore
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def flake8(session):
     """Launch flake8 qualimetry."""
 
     session.install("-r", str(Folders.ci_tools / "flake8-requirements.txt"))
-    session.run("pip", "install", ".")
+    session.install(".")
 
     rm_folder(Folders.flake8_reports)
     Folders.flake8_reports.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def gha_list(session):
     out = session.run("nox", "-l", "--json", "-s", "tests", external=True, silent=True)
     sessions_list = [{"python": s["python"], "session": s["session"]} for s in json.loads(out)]
 
-    # TODO filter
+    # TODO filter ?
 
     # print the list so that it can be caught by GHA.
     # Note that json.dumps is optional since this is a list of string.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 96dae2b..bd4eceb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
 setup(
     download_url=DOWNLOAD_URL,
     use_scm_version={
-        "write_to": "src/makefun/_version.py"
+        "write_to": "src/makefun/_version.py",
+        # Custom template to avoid type hints and annotations (python <3.8)
+        "version_file_template": """# file generated by setuptools_scm
+# don't change, don't track in version control
+__version__ = version = '{version}'
+__version_tuple__ = version_tuple = {version_tuple}
+"""
     },  # we can't put `use_scm_version` in setup.cfg yet unfortunately
 )