diff --git a/bluepyopt/__init__.py b/bluepyopt/__init__.py
index 075e646e..615ae9b5 100644
--- a/bluepyopt/__init__.py
+++ b/bluepyopt/__init__.py
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 """
 
 # pylint: disable=W0611
-import setuptools_scm
+from importlib.metadata import version
 
-__version__ = setuptools_scm.get_version()
+__version__ = version("bluepyopt")
 
 from . import tools  # NOQA