diff --git a/pycont/__init__.py b/pycont/__init__.py
index a0bfb15..ffbd136 100644
--- a/pycont/__init__.py
+++ b/pycont/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 .. moduleauthor:: Jonathan Grizou <Jonathan.Grizou@gla.ac.uk>
 
 """
-from ._version import __version__
 from ._logger import __logger_root_name__
 from .controller import MultiPumpController, C3000Controller
 
diff --git a/pycont/_version.py b/pycont/_version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f356cc..0000000
--- a/pycont/_version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-__version__ = '1.0.0'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4fd8e3c..b624c97 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-from pycont._version import __version__
-
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
+
+VERSION = '1.0.1'
+
 setup(name="pycont",
-      version=__version__,
+      version=VERSION,
       description="Tools to work with Tricontinental Pumps",
       author="Jonathan Grizou",
       author_email='jonathan.grizou@glasgow.ac.uk',