diff --git a/src/pytestdornech/__init__.py b/src/pytestdornech/__init__.py
index 2354f24..eceba1f 100644
--- a/src/pytestdornech/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pytestdornech/__init__.py
@@ -3,11 +3,33 @@
 Notion-API: https://developers.notion.com/reference/intro
 """
 
-from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
+#from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
+#
+#try:
+#    __version__ = version('pytestdornech')
+#except PackageNotFoundError:  # pragma: no cover
+#    __version__ = 'unknown'
+#finally:
+#    del version, PackageNotFoundError
 
+
+# up-to-date version tag for modules installed in editable mode inspired by
+# https://github.com/maresb/hatch-vcs-footgun-example/blob/main/hatch_vcs_footgun_example/__init__.py
+# Define the variable '__version__':
 try:
-    __version__ = version('pytestdornech')
-except PackageNotFoundError:  # pragma: no cover
-    __version__ = 'unknown'
-finally:
-    del version, PackageNotFoundError
+    # If setuptools_scm is installed (e.g. in a development environment with
+    # an editable install), then use it to determine the version dynamically.
+    from setuptools_scm import get_version
+    # This will fail with LookupError if the package is not installed in
+    # editable mode or if Git is not installed.
+    __version__ = get_version(root="..", relative_to=__file__)
+except (ImportError, LookupError):
+    # As a fallback, use the version that is hard-coded in the file.
+    try:
+        from ._version import __version__  # noqa: F401
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+        # The user is probably trying to run this without having installed the
+        # package, so complain.
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"Package {__package__} is not correctly installed. Please install it with pip."
+        )