diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b5196fc..8a82854 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 
 This setup configuration includes the package metadata, such as the name, version, description, author, license, and URLs for the project. It also specifies the required Python version, the packages to be included, and the console script entry point.
 """
-
+from sierra_status.__version__ import __version__
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 import os
 
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = __version__
 # User-friendly description from README.md
 current_directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 try:
diff --git a/sierra_status/__version__.py b/sierra_status/__version__.py
index a96a639..59e19b4 100644
--- a/sierra_status/__version__.py
+++ b/sierra_status/__version__.py
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-from ..setup import version
-__version__ = version  # Update this version as needed
\ No newline at end of file
+__version__ = "0.1.2"  # Update this version as needed
\ No newline at end of file