diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 365b7ee..710718b 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -16,18 +16,17 @@
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 #
+import importlib.metadata
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
+from typing import Dict
 
 logging.disable(logging.CRITICAL)
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(".."))
 
-base_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir)
-about = {}
-with open(os.path.join(base_dir, "wafer_map", "__about__.py")) as f:
-    exec(f.read(), about)
+__version__ = importlib.metadata.version("wafer_map")
 
 
 # -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
@@ -74,18 +73,18 @@
 master_doc = "index"
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = about["__project_name__"]
-copyright = "2017, {}".format(about["__author__"])
-author = about["__author__"]
+project = "wafer_map"
+copyright = "2017, Douglas Thor"
+author = "Douglas Thor"
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = about["__version__"]
+version = __version__
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = about["__version__"]
+release = __version__
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@
 
 # -- Options for LaTeX output ---------------------------------------------
 
-latex_elements = {
+latex_elements: Dict[str, str] = {
     # The paper size ('letterpaper' or 'a4paper').
     #
     # 'papersize': 'letterpaper',
diff --git a/src/wafer_map/__about__.py b/src/wafer_map/__about__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f0110b2..0000000
--- a/src/wafer_map/__about__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Plots up a wafer map. Used in semiconductor processing and analysis.
-
-Please see README.md and CHANGELOG.md on the
-[project homepage](https://github.com/dougthor42/wafer_map).
-
-"""
-
-__all__ = (
-    "__author__",
-    "__email__",
-    "__license__",
-    "__version__",
-    "__released__",
-    "__created__",
-    "__project_name__",
-    "__project_url__",
-    "__package_name__",
-    "__description__",
-    "__long_descr__",
-)
-
-
-__author__ = "Douglas Thor"
-__email__ = "doug.thor@gmail.com"
-
-__license__ = "GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)"
-__version__ = "1.1.2"
-__released__ = "2019-10-14"
-__created__ = "2014-11-25"
-
-__project_name__ = "Wafer Map"
-__project_url__ = "https://github.com/dougthor42/wafer_map"
-__package_name__ = "wafer_map"
-
-__description__ = "Semiconductor Wafer Mapping"
-__long_descr__ = __doc__