diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 27d9e1b..a806ea1 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,25 +1,33 @@
 [metadata]
-name = tensorhue,
-author = epistoteles,
-author_email = <korbinian.koch@uni-hamburg.de>,
-description = ,
-long_description_content_type = text/markdown,
-long_description = ,
-install_requires = ,
-keywords = ,
+name = tensorhue
+version = attr: tensorhue.__version__
+author = epistoteles
+author_email = <korbinian.koch@uni-hamburg.de>
+description =
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown
+long_description =
+install_requires =
+keywords =
 classifiers=
-    "Development Status :: 1 - Planning",
-    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Operating System :: Unix",
-    "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X",
-    "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
+    "Development Status :: 1 - Planning"
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers"
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3"
+    "Operating System :: Unix"
+    "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X"
+    "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows"
 
 [options]
 package = tensorhue
 python_requires = >=3.9
 zip_safe = no
 
+[project]
+name = "tensorhue"
+dynamic = ["version"]
+
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+version = {attr = "tensorhue.__version__"}
+
 [options.extras_require]
 testing =
     pre-commit
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 800bdeb..1030e43 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-from tensorhue.version import VERSION
 
-DESCRIPTION = ""
-LONG_DESCRIPTION = ""
-
-setup(version=VERSION)
+setup()
diff --git a/tensorhue/__init__.py b/tensorhue/__init__.py
index 01ea41b..42ea1b6 100644
--- a/tensorhue/__init__.py
+++ b/tensorhue/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import sys
 from rich.console import Console
 import numpy as np
-from tensorhue.version import VERSION
 from tensorhue.colors import COLORS
 
-__version__ = VERSION
+__version__ = "0.0.2"  # single source of version truth
 
 __all__ = []
 
@@ -50,12 +49,43 @@ def _viz_tensor(self, colors: tuple[tuple[int], tuple[int]] = None) -> None:
                 f"[rgb({color[y, x, 0]},{color[y, x, 1]},{color[y, x, 2]}) on rgb({bgcolor[y, x, 0]},{bgcolor[y, x, 1]},{bgcolor[y, x, 2]})]▀[/]"
             )
         result_parts.append("\n")
+    if shape[0] % 2 == 1:
+        for x in range(shape[1]):
+            result_parts.append(f"[rgb({color[-1, x, 0]},{color[-1, x, 1]},{color[-1, x, 2]})]▀[/]")
 
     c = Console(log_path=False, record=False)
     c.print("".join(result_parts))
+    return "".join(result_parts)
 
 
 # automagically set up TensorHue
 if "torch" in sys.modules:
     torch = sys.modules["torch"]
     setattr(torch.Tensor, "viz", viz)
+
+
+# def _viz_tensor_alt(self, colors: tuple[tuple[int], tuple[int]] = None) -> None:
+#     if colors is None:
+#         colors = COLORS["default_dark"], COLORS["default_bright"]
+#     data = self.data.numpy()
+#     shape = data.shape
+#     dim = data.ndim
+#     color_a = np.array(colors[0])
+#     color_b = np.array(colors[1])
+#     color = ((1 - data[::2, :, None]) * color_a + data[::2, :, None] * color_b).astype(int)
+#     bgcolor = ((1 - data[1::2, :, None]) * color_a + data[1::2, :, None] * color_b).astype(int)
+
+#     result_parts = []
+#     for y in range(shape[0] // 2):
+#         for x in range(shape[1]):
+#             result_parts.append(
+#                 f"[rgb({color[y, x, 0]},{color[y, x, 1]},{color[y, x, 2]}) on rgb({bgcolor[y, x, 0]},{bgcolor[y, x, 1]},{bgcolor[y, x, 2]})]▀[/]"
+#             )
+#         result_parts.append("\n")
+#     if shape[0] % 2 == 1:
+#         for x in range(shape[1]):
+#             result_parts.append(f"[rgb({color[-1, x, 0]},{color[-1, x, 1]},{color[-1, x, 2]})]▀[/]")
+
+#     c = Console(log_path=False, record=False)
+#     c.print("".join(result_parts))
+#     # return "".join(result_parts)
diff --git a/tensorhue/version.py b/tensorhue/version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 901e511..0000000
--- a/tensorhue/version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-VERSION = "0.0.1"