diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cfec60d..32ca206 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ elif "--abi" in sys.argv:
 from setuptools import setup  # noqa
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-import versioneer  # noqa
 
 del sys.path[0]
 
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if not os.getenv("SKIP_CYTHON_BUILD"):
         cython_build()
 
-    cmds = versioneer.get_cmdclass()
+    cmds = {}
     cmds["bdist_wheel"] = bdist_wheel
 
     extras = {}
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     setup(
         name="debugpy",
-        version=versioneer.get_version(),
+        version="@version@",
         description="An implementation of the Debug Adapter Protocol for Python",  # noqa
         long_description=long_description,
         long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
diff --git a/src/debugpy/__init__.py b/src/debugpy/__init__.py
index baa5a7c..5355327 100644
--- a/src/debugpy/__init__.py
+++ b/src/debugpy/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ __all__ = [
 import codecs
 import os
 
-from debugpy import _version
 from debugpy.common import compat
 
 
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ def trace_this_thread(should_trace):
     return api.trace_this_thread(should_trace)
 
 
-__version__ = _version.get_versions()["version"]
+__version__ = "@version@"
 
 # Force absolute path on Python 2.
 __file__ = os.path.abspath(__file__)