diff --git a/uri/__init__.py b/uri/__init__.py
index d873484..0ed4e92 100644
--- a/uri/__init__.py
+++ b/uri/__init__.py
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 from pathlib import PurePosixPath as Path
 
-from .release import version as __version__
-
 from .bucket import Bucket
 from .qso import QSO
 from .uri import URI
 
+__version__ = ''
+
 __all__ = [
 		'Path',
 		'Bucket',