diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
index 7d4ccf7..34286d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
+      
+      - name: Get version from tag
+        id: get_version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}
+          echo "VERSION=$VERSION"
+          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Update version in __init__.py
+        run: |
+          sed '/__version__ =/d' python/src/piquant/__init__.py > python/src/piquant/__init__.py.tmp
+          mv python/src/piquant/__init__.py.tmp python/src/piquant/__init__.py
+          echo "__version__ = \"$VERSION\"" >> python/src/piquant/__init__.py
+        shell: bash
 
       - name: Install build tools
         run: |
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 0ab47d9..8720d70 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "pypiquant"
-version = "0.1.0"
+dynamic = ["version"]
 authors = [
     {name = "Mario Sieg", email = "mario.sieg.64@gmail.com"},
 ]
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ dev = ["pytest","torch","numpy","pre-commit","ruff", "matplotlib", "twine"]
 line-length = 120
 target-version = "py38"
 
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+version = {attr = "piquant.__version__"}
+
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 ignore = ["F403"]
 select = ["ANN"]