--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
 """.splitlines())))  # noqa: E128

-SETUP_REQUIRES = ['setuptools >= 34.4', 'setuptools_scm >= 3.0']
+SETUP_REQUIRES = ['setuptools >= 34.4']

 INSTALL_REQUIRES = [
     'attrs >= 16.3.0',
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@

 setup(
     name="cmd2",
-    use_scm_version={
-        'git_describe_command': 'git describe --dirty --tags --long --exclude plugin-*'
-    },
     description=DESCRIPTION,
     long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',