diff --git a/Lib/fontMath/__init__.py b/Lib/fontMath/__init__.py
index e633d4a..7e4e388 100644
--- a/Lib/fontMath/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/fontMath/__init__.py
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@
 brilliant glyph math in RoboFab.
 """
 
+try:
+    from ._version import __version__
+except ImportError:
+    try:
+        from setuptools_scm import get_version
+        __version__ = get_version()
+    except ImportError:
+        __version__ = 'unknown'
+
 from fontMath.mathGlyph import MathGlyph
 from fontMath.mathInfo import MathInfo
 from fontMath.mathKerning import MathKerning
-
-
-version = __version__ = "0.7.1.dev0"