diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 715b946..295fee5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+
+src/probfindiff/_version.py
 .idea
 
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b9be18b..4e2a0e7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,10 +2,22 @@
 requires = [
     "setuptools>=42",
     "wheel",
+    "setuptools_scm[toml]",
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+local_scheme = "no-local-version"
+write_to = "src/probfindiff/_version.py"
+write_to_template = """
+# pylint: skip-file
+# coding: utf-8
+# file generated by setuptools_scm
+# don't change, don't track in version control
+version = \"{version}\"
+"""
+
 # Configuration of the black code style checker
 # For more information about Black's usage of this file, see
 # https://github.com/psf/black#pyprojecttoml
diff --git a/src/probfindiff/__init__.py b/src/probfindiff/__init__.py
index 91ec64a..253f926 100644
--- a/src/probfindiff/__init__.py
+++ b/src/probfindiff/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Probabilistic numerical finite difference methods."""
 
+
 from ._toplevel_api import (
     FiniteDifferenceScheme,
     backward,
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
     forward,
     from_grid,
 )
+from ._version import version as __version__
 
 __all__ = [
     "differentiate",