diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf28f04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[metadata]
+version = attr: skcode.__version__
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 71b6c39..29b54b3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 import os
 from setuptools import setup
 
-from skcode import __version__ as skcode_version
-
-
 # Dump readme content as text
 with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'README.md')) as readme:
     README = readme.read()
@@ -21,7 +18,6 @@
 # Setup config
 setup(
     name='skcode',
-    version=skcode_version,
     author='Fabien Batteix',
     author_email='fabien.batteix@tamialab.fr',
     packages=['skcode', 'skcode.tags', 'skcode.utility'],