diff --git a/buildsystem/HandlePythonOptions.cmake b/buildsystem/HandlePythonOptions.cmake
index f01866ae4c..2dfc01ab8a 100644
--- a/buildsystem/HandlePythonOptions.cmake
+++ b/buildsystem/HandlePythonOptions.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015-2017 the openage authors. See copying.md for legal info.
+# Copyright 2015-2018 the openage authors. See copying.md for legal info.
 
 # finds the python interpreter, install destination and extension flags.
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_PY_INSTALL_PREFIX)
 	if(MSVC)
 		set(CMAKE_PY_INSTALL_PREFIX "python")
 	else()
-		py_exec("import site, os; print(os.path.normpath(site.getsitepackages()[0]))" PREFIX)
+		py_exec("from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())" PREFIX)
 		set(CMAKE_PY_INSTALL_PREFIX "${PREFIX}")
 	endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/copying.md b/copying.md
index d5ac0087b2..517613526c 100644
--- a/copying.md
+++ b/copying.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Any file in this project that doesn't state otherwise, and isn't listed as an
-exception below, is Copyright 2013-2017 The openage authors, and licensed
+exception below, is Copyright 2013-2018 The openage authors, and licensed
 under the terms of the GNU General Public License Version 3, or
 (at your option) any later version ("GPL3+").
 A copy of the license can be found in [legal/GPLV3](/legal/GPLv3).
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ _the openage authors_ are:
 | Andrew Thompson             | mrwerdo331@me.com           | mrwerdo331 à me dawt com                          |
 | Benedikt Freisen            | roybaer                     | b dawt freisen à gmx dawt net                     |
 | Finn Günther                | Kawzeg                      | kawzeg à gmail dawt com                           |
+| Akshit Sharma               | akshit-sharma               | akshit9sharma à gmail dawt com                    |
 
 If you're a first-time committer, add yourself to the above list. This is not
 just for legal reasons, but also to keep an overview of all those nicknames.