diff --git a/cpp_src/lasp_config.h.in b/cpp_src/lasp_config.h.in
index c71b8e9..af309b9 100644
--- a/cpp_src/lasp_config.h.in
+++ b/cpp_src/lasp_config.h.in
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 #ifndef LASP_CONFIG_H
 #define LASP_CONFIG_H
 
-const int LASP_VERSION_MAJOR = @CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR@;
-const int LASP_VERSION_MINOR = @CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR@;
-
 /* Debug flag */
 #cmakedefine01 LASP_DEBUG
 
diff --git a/cpp_src/lasp_cpp.cpp b/cpp_src/lasp_cpp.cpp
index f541f1b..d5c7f76 100644
--- a/cpp_src/lasp_cpp.cpp
+++ b/cpp_src/lasp_cpp.cpp
@@ -52,12 +52,5 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(lasp_cpp, m) {
   init_datahandler(m);
   init_siggen(m);
 
-  // We store the version number of the code via CMake, and create an
-  // attribute in the C++ code.
-  m.attr("__version__") = std::to_string(LASP_VERSION_MAJOR) + "." +
-                          std::to_string(LASP_VERSION_MINOR);
-
-  m.attr("LASP_VERSION_MAJOR") = LASP_VERSION_MAJOR;
-  m.attr("LASP_VERSION_MINOR") = LASP_VERSION_MINOR;
 }
 /** @} */
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fa45bde..f1611a1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.10"
 description = "Library for Acoustic Signal Processing"
 license = { "file" = "LICENSE" }
 authors = [{ "name" = "J.A. de Jong", "email" = "j.a.dejong@ascee.nl" }]
-dynamic = ["version"]
+version = "1.0"
 
 keywords = ["DSP", "DAQ", "Signal processing"]
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ dependencies = ["scipy", "numpy", "matplotlib", "appdirs", "dataclasses_json",
                 "h5py", "pybind11"]
 
 [build-system] # How pip and other frontends should build this project
-requires = ["py-build-cmake~=0.1.8", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2"]
+requires = ["py-build-cmake~=0.1.8" ]
 build-backend = "py_build_cmake.build"
 
 [tool.py-build-cmake.module] # Where to find the Python module to package
@@ -42,5 +42,9 @@ source_path = "."
 build_args = ["-j"]
 install_components = ["python_modules"]
 
-[tool.setuptools_scm]
-version_file = ["python_src/lasp/_version.py" , "cpp_src/_version.txt"]
+[tool.commitizen]
+name = "cz_conventional_commits"
+tag_format = "v$version"
+version_scheme = "semver"
+version_provider = "pep621"
+update_changelog_on_bump = true
diff --git a/python_src/lasp/__init__.py b/python_src/lasp/__init__.py
index 7cfbdc5..e6537f1 100644
--- a/python_src/lasp/__init__.py
+++ b/python_src/lasp/__init__.py
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 LASP: Library for Acoustic Signal Processing
 
 """
-from ._version import *
+
 from .lasp_cpp import *
-import lasp.lasp_cpp
+from ._version import __version__, __version_tuple__
+
+LASP_VERSION_MAJOR = __version_tuple__[0]
+LASP_VERSION_MINOR = __version_tuple__[1]
 from .lasp_common import * 
 
 # from .lasp_imptube import *  # TwoMicImpedanceTube