diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 614a8d6..66946b2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2018 Łukasz Langa
 from setuptools import setup
 import sys
+import os
 
 assert sys.version_info >= (3, 6, 0), "black requires Python 3.6+"
 from pathlib import Path  # noqa E402
@@ -17,10 +18,7 @@ def get_long_description() -> str:
 
 setup(
     name="black",
-    use_scm_version={
-        "write_to": "_black_version.py",
-        "write_to_template": 'version = "{version}"\n',
-    },
+    version=os.getenv("MY_PV"),
     description="The uncompromising code formatter.",
     long_description=get_long_description(),
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",