diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index aaba3a7..89d494c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,19 +17,10 @@ import re
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
+from undetected_chromedriver import __version__ as version
 
 dirname = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
-with codecs.open(
-    os.path.join(dirname, "undetected_chromedriver", "__init__.py"),
-    mode="r",
-    encoding="utf-8",
-) as fp:
-    try:
-        version = re.findall(r"^__version__ = ['\"]([^'\"]*)['\"]", fp.read(), re.M)[0]
-    except Exception:
-        raise RuntimeError("unable to determine version")
-
 description = (
     "Selenium.webdriver.Chrome replacement with compatiblity for Brave, and other Chromium based browsers.",
     "Not triggered by CloudFlare/Imperva/hCaptcha and such.",