diff --git a/plx_gpib_ethernet/__init__.py b/plx_gpib_ethernet/__init__.py
index b247027..c1f4b31 100644
--- a/plx_gpib_ethernet/__init__.py
+++ b/plx_gpib_ethernet/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 from .plx_gpib_ethernet import PrologixGPIBEthernet
 from .plx_gpib_ethernet_device import PrologixGPIBEthernetDevice
+from .version import __version__
 
 __all__ = ['plx_gpib_ethernet',
            'plx_gpib_ethernet_device',
            'PrologixGPIBEthernet',
-           'PrologixGPIBEthernetDevice']
+           'PrologixGPIBEthernetDevice',
+           '__version__']
diff --git a/plx_gpib_ethernet/version.py b/plx_gpib_ethernet/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df9144c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plx_gpib_ethernet/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__version__ = '0.1.1'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 59946cf..8dba88a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from setuptools import setup
 import os
+from plx_gpib_ethernet import __version__
 
 current_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
-try:
-    long_description = open('README.rst').read()
-except IOError:
-    long_description = ''
-
 # Get the long description from the README file
 with open(os.path.join(current_path, 'README.md')) as f:
     long_description = f.read()
@@ -16,8 +12,7 @@ with open(os.path.join(current_path, 'README.md')) as f:
 setup(
     name='prologix-gpib-ethernet',
 
-    use_scm_version=True,
-    setup_requires=['setuptools_scm'],
+    version=__version__,
 
     description='Simple wrapper for the Prologix GPIB-to-Ethernet adapter.',
     long_description=long_description,