diff --git a/panelsplit/_version.py b/panelsplit/_version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a97516..0000000
--- a/panelsplit/_version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-__version__ = "v1.1.2-2-gbac4880-dirty"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 313b144..0f9f905 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 [tool.hatch.version]
 source = "vcs"               # derive version from Git tags
 write-to = "panelsplit/_version.py"
-fallback-version = "1.1.2"
 
 # Package data configuration for hatchling
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]