diff --git a/shim/setup.py b/shim/setup.py
index ad995b13f..a163d4b85 100644
--- a/shim/setup.py
+++ b/shim/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 ayon_root = Path(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 resources_dir = ayon_root.parent / "common" / "ayon_common" / "resources"
 
-__version__ = "1.0.0"
+with open(ayon_root / "version", "r") as stream:
+    __version__ = stream.read().strip()
 
 low_platform_name = platform.system().lower()
 IS_WINDOWS = low_platform_name == "windows"