diff --git a/mne_connectivity/__init__.py b/mne_connectivity/__init__.py
index 43fe0793..eb286cbe 100644
--- a/mne_connectivity/__init__.py
+++ b/mne_connectivity/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #
 # License: BSD (3-clause)
 
-__version__ = '0.6.0dev0'
 
 from .base import (Connectivity, EpochConnectivity, EpochSpectralConnectivity,
                    EpochSpectroTemporalConnectivity, EpochTemporalConnectivity,
diff --git a/mne_connectivity/_version.py b/mne_connectivity/_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..354c8a12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mne_connectivity/_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""Version number."""
+
+from importlib.metadata import version
+
+__version__ = version(__package__)
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