diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 736da361..7b09f453 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "lancedb"
 # version in Cargo.toml
+dynamic = ["version"]
 dependencies = [
     "deprecation",
     "pylance==0.21.0b5",