diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d67c155..50ba0f1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 from setuptools import setup
-from centpkg import __version__
+
+__version__ = None
+execfile('src/centpkg/version.py')
+
 setup(
     name = "centpkg",
     version = __version__,