diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 109872d..5647ceb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,29 +1,71 @@
 import setuptools
+import sys
+import logging
 
-with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
-    long_description = fh.read()
+# Setup logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-with open("VERSION", "r") as f:
-    version = f.read().strip()
+def get_version():
+    """Get version from VERSION file with proper error handling."""
+    try:
+        with open("VERSION", "r") as f:
+            return f.read().strip()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        logger.warning("VERSION file not found, using fallback version")
+        return "3.0.0"
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error reading VERSION file: {e}")
+        return "3.0.0"
 
+def get_long_description():
+    """Get long description from README with error handling."""
+    try:
+        with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+            return fh.read()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        logger.warning("README.md not found")
+        return "SuperClaude Framework Management Hub"
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error reading README.md: {e}")
+        return "SuperClaude Framework Management Hub"
+
+def get_install_requires():
+    """Get install requirements with proper dependency management."""
+    base_requires = ["setuptools>=45.0.0"]
+    
+    # Add Python version-specific dependencies
+    if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
+        base_requires.append("importlib-metadata>=1.0.0")
+    
+    # Add other dependencies your project needs
+    # base_requires.extend([
+    #     "requests>=2.25.0",
+    #     "click>=7.0",
+    #     # etc.
+    # ])
+    
+    return base_requires
+
+# Main setup configuration
 setuptools.setup(
     name="SuperClaude",
-    version=version,
+    version=get_version(),
     author="Mithun Gowda B, NomenAK",
     author_email="contact@superclaude.dev",
     description="SuperClaude Framework Management Hub",
-    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description=get_long_description(),
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     url="https://github.com/NomenAK/SuperClaude",
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
-    install_requires=["setuptools"],
+    install_requires=get_install_requires(),
     entry_points={
         "console_scripts": [
             "SuperClaude=SuperClaude.__main__:main",
         ],
     },
-    python_requires=">=3.6",
+    python_requires=">=3.8",
     project_urls={
         "GitHub": "https://github.com/NomenAK/SuperClaude",
         "Mithun Gowda B": "https://github.com/mithun50",
@@ -32,9 +74,14 @@ setuptools.setup(
     },
     classifiers=[
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
         "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     ],
-)
+        )