diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 660d4a4..49b214d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 *.egg-info
 __pycache__
-monolens/version.py
+monolens/_version.py
diff --git a/monolens/version.py b/monolens/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8703fbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monolens/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+# file generated by setuptools_scm
+# don't change, don't track in version control
+version = "0.4.6.dev0+g0b469d1.d20210528"
+version_tuple = (0, 4, 6, "dev0+g0b469d1", "d20210528")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c25e6c8..0c94232 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ requires = [
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
-write_to = "monolens/version.py"
+write_to = "monolens/_version.py"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5fb8521..15e46fe 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = monolens
-version = attr: monolens.__version__
+version = attr: monolens._version.version
 author = Hans Dembinski
 author_email = hans.dembinski@gmail.com
 description = Show part of your screen in 8-bit grayscale