diff --git a/src/kegg_pull/__init__.py b/src/kegg_pull/__init__.py
index 5e4e60e..340997d 100644
--- a/src/kegg_pull/__init__.py
+++ b/src/kegg_pull/__init__.py
@@ -13,4 +13,14 @@
 
 ``kegg_url``
 """
-__version__ = '3.1.0'
+try:
+    # -- Distribution mode --
+    # import from _version.py generated by setuptools_scm during release
+    from ._version import version as __version__
+except ImportError:
+    # -- Source mode --
+    # use setuptools_scm to get the current version from src using git
+    from setuptools_scm import get_version as _gv
+    from os import path as _path
+    __version__ = _gv(_path.join(_path.dirname(__file__), _path.pardir))
+