diff --git a/_version.py b/_version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c5f2449643d7dc43ecaea2a143fe2807c7080181..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/_version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# coding: utf-8
-# file generated by setuptools_scm
-# don't change, don't track in version control
-version = '0.0.2.dev0+gb93bf20.d20220303'
-version_tuple = (0, 0, 2, 'dev0', 'gb93bf20.d20220303')
diff --git a/src/icartt/__init__.py b/src/icartt/__init__.py
index d94e8e256ee46a2e640f2ed4ef0d6f93cfc02a89..9edd2591e65fe79d51f29f69fbe2a4863b121ac7 100644
--- a/src/icartt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/icartt/__init__.py
@@ -1,20 +1,5 @@
 from .dataset import Dataset, StandardNormalComments, Variable, Formats, VariableType
 
+# TODO: add __version__ ?
 
-def get_version():
-    try:
-        # Python >= 3.8
-        from importlib import metadata
-
-        return metadata.version("icartt")
-    except ImportError:
-        # Python <= 3.7
-        import pkg_resources
-
-        return pkg_resources.get_distribution("icartt").version
-
-
-__version__ = get_version()
-
-
-# TODO: add __all__ = ("names of exported classes etc.",) ?
+# TODO: add __all__ = ("names of exported classes etc.",) ?
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