diff --git a/glances/__init__.py b/glances/__init__.py
index 2683afd1..7b7b2908 100644
--- a/glances/__init__.py
+++ b/glances/__init__.py
@@ -15,15 +15,11 @@ import platform
 import signal
 import sys
 import tracemalloc
-from importlib import metadata
 
 # Global name
 # Version should start and end with a numerical char
 # See https://packaging.python.org/specifications/core-metadata/#version
-try:
-    __version__ = metadata.version("glances")
-except metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
-    __version__ = "0.0.0+unknown"
+__version__ = "4.3.0_dev02"
 __apiversion__ = '4'
 __author__ = 'Nicolas Hennion <nicolas@nicolargo.com>'
 __license__ = 'LGPLv3'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 31b1f757..09a99fe9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ dependencies = [
   "requests; platform_system == 'Windows'",
 ]
 description = "A cross-platform curses-based monitoring tool"
+dynamic = ["version"]
 keywords = ["cli", "curses", "monitoring", "system"]
 license = {text = "LGPLv3"}
 name = "Glances"
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 urls.Homepage = "https://github.com/nicolargo/glances"
-version = "4.3.0_dev02"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 action = ["chevron"]
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ glances = "glances:main"
 ]
 "share/man/man1" = ["docs/man/glances.1"]
 
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+version = { attr = "glances.__version__" }
+
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 include = ["glances*"]