diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 477369e..bd36d0d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -78,3 +78,5 @@ target/
 .envrc
 
 .direnv
+
+peony/_version.py
diff --git a/peony/__init__.py b/peony/__init__.py
index e2fea08..f3af6e5 100644
--- a/peony/__init__.py
+++ b/peony/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = "3.0.0"
+from ._version import __version__, __version_tuple__  # type: ignore
 
 import logging
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d5684d4..444c7db 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling"]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-vcs"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ Repository = "https://github.com/odrling/peony-twitter.git"
 Issues = "https://github.com/odrling/peony-twitter/issues"
 
 [tool.hatch.version]
-path = "peony/__init__.py"
+source = "vcs"
+
+[tool.hatch.build.hooks.vcs]
+version-file = "_version.py"
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
 include = [