diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 49e05922e..7379b0af3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ build_command = """
     python -m build .
 """
 major_on_zero = true
-version_variables = ["src/semantic_release/__init__.py:__version__"]
 version_toml = ["pyproject.toml:project.version"]
 
 [tool.semantic_release.changelog]
diff --git a/src/semantic_release/__init__.py b/src/semantic_release/__init__.py
index fa54ef662..25deef686 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/__init__.py
+++ b/src/semantic_release/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import importlib.metadata
+
 from semantic_release.commit_parser import (
     CommitParser,
     ParsedCommit,
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@
     tags_and_versions,
 )
 
-__version__ = "9.21.0"
+__version__ = importlib.metadata.version(f"python_{__package__}".replace("_", "-"))
 
 __all__ = [
     "CommitParser",