diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8625d38..6708c04 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [project]
 name = "pytest-abra"
 description = "A pytest plugin to test instances of abra recipes"
+dynamic = ["version"]
 authors = [{name = "Local-IT e.V."}]
 readme = "README.md"
-version = "0.2.0"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [
 "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ abratest = "pytest_abra.cli:run"
 requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
+[tool.hatch.version]
+path = "pytest_abra/__init__.py"
+
 [tool.hatch.build]
 include = [
   "pytest_abra/*.py",
diff --git a/pytest_abra/__init__.py b/pytest_abra/__init__.py
index 5ec5233..76af3df 100644
--- a/pytest_abra/__init__.py
+++ b/pytest_abra/__init__.py
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ __all__ = [
     "EnvFile",
     "EnvManager",
 ]
+
+__version__ = "0.3.0"
diff --git a/pytest_abra/cli.py b/pytest_abra/cli.py
index ca39cf2..680ecd1 100644
--- a/pytest_abra/cli.py
+++ b/pytest_abra/cli.py
@@ -2,16 +2,15 @@ import argparse
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import pkg_resources  # type: ignore
 from loguru import logger
 
-from pytest_abra import Coordinator
+from pytest_abra import Coordinator, __version__
 from pytest_abra.dir_manager import DirManager
 from pytest_abra.utils import get_session_id
 
 
 def get_version():
-    return pkg_resources.get_distribution("pytest_abra").version
+    return __version__
 
 
 def run():