diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6e47617..babaf104 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ share/python-wheels/
 .installed.cfg
 *.egg
 MANIFEST
+_version.py
 
 # PyInstaller
 #  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 669ca4fe..c53624c4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=45", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2"]
+
+[project]
+name = "pangeo-forge-runner"
+dynamic = ["version"]
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+write_to = "pangeo_forge_runner/_version.py"
+write_to_template = "__version__ = '{version}'"
+
 [tool.isort]
 # Prevent isort & black from fighting each otherd
 profile = "black"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7dbe2377..8045847a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@
     readme = f.read()
 
 setup(
-    name="pangeo-forge-runner",
     description="Commandline tool to manage pangeo-forge feedstocks",
     long_description=readme,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     author="Yuvi Panda",
     author_email="yuvipanda@gmail.com",
-    version="0.7.2",
     packages=find_packages(),
     python_requires=">=3.9",
     install_requires=[