--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 license_files = 
 	COPYING
 	COPYING.LESSER
+version = %VERSION%
 name = cssutils
 author = Christof Hoeke
 author_email = c@cthedot.de
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@
 python_requires = >=3.6
 install_requires = 
 	importlib_metadata; python_version < "3.8"
-setup_requires = setuptools_scm[toml] >= 3.4.1
 
 [options.packages.find]
 exclude =