diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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+[versioneer]
+VCS = git
+style = pep440
+versionfile_source = mxdx/_version.py
+versionfile_build = mxdx/_version.py
+tag_prefix =
+parentdir_prefix = mxdx-