diff --git a/CveXplore/VERSION b/CveXplore/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b8dfd23..00000000
--- a/CveXplore/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.3.26
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CveXplore/__init__.py b/CveXplore/__init__.py
index 03b2ec5d..8c74e62f 100644
--- a/CveXplore/__init__.py
+++ b/CveXplore/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1 @@
 from CveXplore.main import CveXplore
-
-try:
-    from version import _version
-
-    _version()
-except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    pass
diff --git a/CveXplore/main.py b/CveXplore/main.py
index 4f5eb300..9abf8f29 100644
--- a/CveXplore/main.py
+++ b/CveXplore/main.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 ====
 """
 
+VERSION = __version__ = "0.3.27"
+
 import os
 import shutil
 
@@ -51,15 +53,6 @@
 from CveXplore.objects.cvexplore_object import CveXploreObject
 
 
-try:
-    from version import VERSION
-except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    _PKG_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-    version_file = os.path.join(_PKG_DIR, "VERSION")
-    with open(version_file, "r") as fdsec:
-        VERSION = fdsec.read()
-
-
 class CveXplore(object):
     """
     Main class for CveXplore package
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8510aa29..33bcb83e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,13 +3,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-try:
-    from version import VERSION
-except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    _PKG_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-    version_file = os.path.join(_PKG_DIR, "CveXplore", "VERSION")
-    with open(version_file, "r") as fdsec:
-        VERSION = fdsec.read()
+from CveXplore.main import VERSION
 
 # The directory containing this file
 HERE = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
@@ -113,7 +107,6 @@ def extras_require():
     package_data={
         "CveXplore": [
             "LICENSE",
-            "VERSION",
             ".schema_version",
             "common/.sources.ini",
             "common/.env_example",
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index fc251d3c..00000000
--- a/version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import re
-import subprocess
-
-_PKG_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-
-
-def _version_from_git_describe():
-    """
-
-    Read the version from ``git describe``. It returns the latest tag with an
-    optional suffix if the current directory is not exactly on the tag.
-
-    Example::
-
-        $ git describe --always
-        v2.3.2-346-g164a52c075c8
-
-    The tag prefix (``v``) and the git commit sha1 (``-g164a52c075c8``) are
-    removed if present.
-
-    If the current directory is not exactly on the tag, a ``.devN`` suffix is
-    appended where N is the number of commits made after the last tag.
-
-    Example::
-
-    '>>> _version_from_git_describe()'
-    '2.3.2.dev346'
-
-    """
-    if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(_PKG_DIR, ".git")):  # noqa: E501
-        raise ValueError("not in git repo")
-
-    process = subprocess.Popen(
-        ["git", "describe", "--always"],
-        cwd=_PKG_DIR,
-        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-    )
-
-    out, err = process.communicate()
-
-    if process.returncode == 0:
-        tag = out.decode().strip()
-        match = re.match("^v?(.+?)-(\\d+)-g[a-f0-9]+$", tag)
-        if match:
-            # remove the 'v' prefix and add a '.devN' suffix
-            return "%s.dev%s" % (match.group(1), match.group(2))
-        else:
-            # just remove the 'v' prefix
-            return re.sub("^v", "", tag)
-    else:
-        raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(process.returncode, err)
-
-
-def _version():
-    version_file = os.path.join(_PKG_DIR, "CveXplore/VERSION")
-    try:
-        tag = _version_from_git_describe()
-        # successfully read the tag from git, write it in VERSION for
-        # installation and/or archive generation.
-        with open(version_file, "w") as fdesc:
-            fdesc.write(tag)
-        return tag
-    except Exception:
-        # failed to read the tag from git, try to read it from a VERSION file
-        try:
-            with open(version_file, "r") as fdsec:
-                tag = fdsec.read()
-            return tag
-        except Exception:
-            # Rely on git archive "export-subst" git attribute.
-            # See 'man gitattributes' for more details.
-            git_archive_id = "$Format:%h %d$"
-            sha1 = git_archive_id.strip().split()[0]
-            match = re.search("tag:(\\S+)", git_archive_id)
-            if match:
-                return "git-archive.dev" + match.group(1)
-            elif sha1:
-                return "git-archive.dev" + sha1
-            else:
-                return "unknown.version"
-
-
-VERSION = __version__ = _version()
-VERSION_MAIN = re.search(r"[0-9.]+", VERSION).group()