diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 83f1790..ce8d591 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "bikenetlib"
-dynamic = ["version"]
+# dynamic = ["version"]
+version = "0.5.0"
 authors = [
   { name = "Manuel Knepper" },
   { name = "Anastassia Vybornova" },
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ doc = ["sphinx", "momepy"]
 [tool.ruff.lint.extend-per-file-ignores]
 "__init__.py" = ["F401"]  # "Imported but unused: happens with packages
 
+# [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+# version = {attr = "bikenetlib.__version__"}
+
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 exclude = [
     "examples*",