diff --git a/src/scicookie/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/build-system/setuptools-pyproject.toml b/src/scicookie/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/build-system/setuptools-pyproject.toml
index 57188b0b..b236b91a 100644
--- a/src/scicookie/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/build-system/setuptools-pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/scicookie/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/build-system/setuptools-pyproject.toml
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ dependencies = [
 {% endif %}
 ]
 
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+version = {attr = "{{ cookiecutter.package_slug }}.__version__"}
+
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "{{ cookiecutter.project_url }}"
 "Bug Tracker" = "{{ cookiecutter.project_url }}/issues"