diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 97b2fd4..e98b6fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1b8b313..3452029 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -175,4 +175,5 @@ cython_debug/
 
 .DS_Store
 
-.vscode
\ No newline at end of file
+.vscode
+matrix/_version.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/matrix/__init__.py b/matrix/__init__.py
index 2ad8ae1..966bd09 100644
--- a/matrix/__init__.py
+++ b/matrix/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 """A simple, developer-friendly library to create powerful Matrix bots."""
 
-__version__ = "1.0.4-alpha"
+from importlib.metadata import version, PackageNotFoundError
+
+try:
+    __version__ = version("matrix-python")
+except PackageNotFoundError:
+    from matrix._version import version as __version__
 
 from .bot import Bot
 from .group import Group
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 791584c..43d9e14 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ requires = ["setuptools>=64", "setuptools_scm>=8"]
 
 [project]
 name = "matrix-python"
-version = "1.0.4-alpha"
+dynamic = ["version"]
 authors = [
     { name="Simon Roy" },
     { name=" Chris Dedman Rollet " }
@@ -42,3 +42,6 @@ dev = [
 [tool.setuptools]
 packages = ["matrix"]
 license-files = []
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+write_to = "matrix/_version.py"
\ No newline at end of file