diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5512258..2879e46 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ dist = build_sphinx sdist bdist_wheel
 test = pytest
 
 [metadata]
+version = %%PKGVER%%
 license_file = License.txt
 
 [tool:pytest]
@@ -25,9 +26,6 @@ addopts =
 	--doctest-modules
 	--doctest-ignore-import-errors
 
-[options]
-setup_requires = setuptools_scm
-
 [egg_info]
 tag_build = 
 tag_date = 0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 328f60e..d04afbc 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ setup(
         "write_to": 'Lib/fontMath/_version.py',
         "write_to_template": '__version__ = "{version}"',
     },
-    setup_requires=pytest_runner + wheel + ['setuptools_scm'],
+    setup_requires=pytest_runner + wheel,
     tests_require=[
         'pytest>=3.0.3',
     ],