diff --git a/.git_archival.txt b/.git_archival.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..082d6c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git_archival.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ref-names: $Format:%D$
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82bf71c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.git_archival.txt  export-subst
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/psmc_check/__init__.py b/psmc_check/__init__.py
index 7328814..18df285 100644
--- a/psmc_check/__init__.py
+++ b/psmc_check/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-__version__ = "1.2.0"
+import ska_helpers
+
+__version__ = ska_helpers.get_version(__package__)
 
 from .psmc_check import \
     calc_model
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f84217a..76d7de8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 
 setup(name='psmc_check',
       packages=["psmc_check"],
-      version=__version__,
+      use_scm_version=True,
+      setup_requires=['setuptools_scm', 'setuptools_scm_git_archive'],
       description='ACIS Thermal Model for 1PDEAAT',
       author='John ZuHone',
       author_email='jzuhone@gmail.com',