diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-build.yml b/.github/workflows/python-build.yml
index ce30429..b4c59dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-build.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # this is needed to get the tags
 
+      - name: Install setuptools_scm and update seuptools
+        run: pip install setuptools_scm setuptools; pip install --upgrade setuptools
+
+      - name: Get package version from setuptools_scm
+        run: python -m setuptools_scm
+
       - name: Build wheels
         uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.21.1