diff --git a/pyFTracks/__init__.py b/pyFTracks/__init__.py
index 03a7295..5339dec 100644
--- a/pyFTracks/__init__.py
+++ b/pyFTracks/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,3 @@
 from .age_calculations import calculate_ages as single_grain_ages
 from .age_calculations import chi_square as chi2_test
 from .thermal_history import ThermalHistory
-
-
-__version__= "0.2.9"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9f1bee6..c6a10cf 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 from setuptools import setup, Extension
 from os import path
-import codecs
 
+MAJOR = 0
+MINOR = 2
+MICRO = 8
+ISRELEASED = False
+VERSION = '%d.%d.%d' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO)
 
 class get_numpy_include(object):
     """Returns Numpy's include path with lazy import"""
@@ -10,19 +14,6 @@ def __str__(self):
         import numpy
         return numpy.get_include()
 
-def read(rel_path):
-    here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
-    with codecs.open(path.join(here, rel_path), 'r') as fp:
-        return fp.read()
-
-def get_version(rel_path):
-    for line in read(rel_path).splitlines():
-        if line.startswith('__version__'):
-            delim = '"' if '"' in line else "'"
-            return line.split(delim)[1]
-    else:
-        raise RuntimeError("Unable to find version string.")
-
 
 # Get the long description from the README file
 here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
@@ -42,9 +33,9 @@ def get_version(rel_path):
         'numpy',
         'cython'
         ],
-    version=get_version("pyFTracks/__init__.py"),
+    version=VERSION,
     description='Fission Track Modelling and Analysis with Python',
-    ext_modules=get_version("pyFTracks/__init__.py"),
+    ext_modules=extensions,
     include_package_data=True,
     include_dirs=[get_numpy_include()],
     long_description=long_description,