diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9894e7e..f6f2d63 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
 *.local
 dist/
 leep.egg-info/
-*__version__.py
diff --git a/leep/__init__.py b/leep/__init__.py
index 188c657..acd2286 100644
--- a/leep/__init__.py
+++ b/leep/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
 
 from .base import open, IGNORE, WARN, ERROR, RomError
+from ._version import __version__ as _version
 
 __all__ = [
+    '__version__',
     'open',
     'IGNORE',
     'WARN',
     'ERROR',
     'RomError',
+    '__version__'
 ]
+
+__version__: str = _version
diff --git a/leep/_version.py b/leep/_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28e4893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/leep/_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+try:
+    import importlib.metadata as metadata
+except ImportError:
+    # Fallback for Python < 3.8
+    import importlib_metadata as metadata
+
+__all__ = ("__version__",)
+
+try:
+    __version__ = metadata.version("leep")
+except metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
+    __version__ = "0.0.0"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index aff73be..79bab37 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,4 +31,3 @@ Issues = "https://gitlab.lbl.gov/drivers/leep/issues"
 leep = "leep.cli:main"
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
-version_file = "leep/__version__.py"