diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 12f3201..0f8b6cf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ __pycache__/
 # C extensions
 *.so
 
+# setuptools
+*_version.py
+
 # Distribution / packaging
 .Python
 build/
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a71c6cb..f2c9fcb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "transformnd"
-version = "0.7.2"
+dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "ND coordinate transformations"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{ name = "Chris Barnes", email = "chris.barnes@gerbi-gmb.de" }]
@@ -92,8 +92,12 @@ bench = [
 ]
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["uv_build>=0.11.0,<0.12.0"]
-build-backend = "uv_build"
+requires = [
+    "uv_build>=0.11.0,<0.12.0",
+    "setuptools>=77.0.3",
+    "setuptools-scm>=8.0",
+    ]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.mypy]
 ignore_missing_imports = true
@@ -112,3 +116,6 @@ lint.external = [
     "DOC",  # pydoclint
     "D",  # pydocstyle
 ]
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+version_file = "src/transformnd/_version.py"
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