diff --git a/mbtrack2/__init__.py b/mbtrack2/__init__.py
index abe9587cd67fb5ea64ba86fc5c4464fc82869b5f..5ae28316144f7a09648c5da08b692ec81c3c3270 100644
--- a/mbtrack2/__init__.py
+++ b/mbtrack2/__init__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ try:
     dirty = "dirty" in split_[-1]
 except:
     DYNAMIC_VERSIONING = False
-    from ._version import __version__
+    from . import __version__
 
     dirty = False