diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6eee6ef..263999f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [build-system]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 requires = [
-  "hatch-vcs",
   "hatchling",
 ]
 
 [project]
 name = "iniconfig"
+version = "@version@"
 description = "brain-dead simple config-ini parsing"
 readme = "README.rst"
 license = "MIT"
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ authors = [
     { name = "Holger Krekel", email = "holger.krekel@gmail.com" },
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.7"
-dynamic = [
-  "version",
-]
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
@@ -38,13 +35,6 @@ classifiers = [
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://github.com/pytest-dev/iniconfig"
 
-
-[tool.hatch.version]
-source = "vcs"
-
-[tool.hatch.build.hooks.vcs]
-version-file = "src/iniconfig/_version.py"
-
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
 include = [
     "/src",