diff --git a/datajoint/version.py b/datajoint/version.py
index a8c655ef..6bcf0e20 100644
--- a/datajoint/version.py
+++ b/datajoint/version.py
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-try:
-	# Use datajoint/_version.py written by setuptools_scm if it exists
-	# This module is not tracked in VCS and defines a __version_tuple__ like
-	# (0, 14, 3, 'dev224', 'g0812fe17.d20240919')
-    from ._version import __version_tuple__ as version_tuple
-except ImportError:
-	version_tuple = (0, 14, 3)
-
-__version__ = ".".join(str(x) for x in version_tuple[:3])
+__version__ = "0.14.3"
 
 assert len(__version__) <= 10  # The log table limits version to the 10 characters