diff --git a/.github/set-nbgv-version.ps1 b/.github/set-nbgv-version.ps1
index c47d64c3..899119ab 100644
--- a/.github/set-nbgv-version.ps1
+++ b/.github/set-nbgv-version.ps1
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ param(
 
 $originalLocation = Get-Location
 
+# setting cargo workspace version
 $scriptDir = "$PSScriptRoot/.."
 $path = Join-Path $scriptDir "Cargo.toml"
 Write-Host "Setting version to $version"
@@ -17,9 +18,28 @@ Write-Host "Setting version to $version"
     }
 } | Set-Content $path
 
+# setting nodejs version
 Set-Location "$scriptDir/src/lib-nodejs"
 npm version $version --no-git-tag-version
 
+# setting pyproject.toml version
+$pyprojectPath = [IO.Path]::Combine($scriptDir, 'src', 'lib-python', 'pyproject.toml')
+
+$pythonVersion = $version
+if ($pythonVersion -match '-g') {
+    $pythonVersion = $pythonVersion -replace '-g', '.dev+'
+}
+
+(Get-Content $pyprojectPath) | ForEach-Object {
+    if ($_ -match '^version\s*=\s*".*"') {
+        $_ -replace '^version\s*=\s*".*"', "version = `"$pythonVersion`""
+    }
+    else {
+        $_
+    }
+} | Set-Content $pyprojectPath
+
+# copying README.md
 Copy-Item -Path "$scriptDir/README_NUGET.md" -Destination "$scriptDir/src/lib-nodejs/README.md" -Force
 Copy-Item -Path "$scriptDir/README_NUGET.md" -Destination "$scriptDir/src/lib-rust/README.md" -Force
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6ffc8c1d..a5b424a5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2482,7 +2482,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "velopack_python"
-version = "0.0.0-local"
+version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "pyo3",
diff --git a/src/lib-python/Cargo.toml b/src/lib-python/Cargo.toml
index b1a24e15..bf77a0bc 100644
--- a/src/lib-python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/lib-python/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [package]
 name = "velopack_python"
-version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/lib-python/build.rs b/src/lib-python/build.rs
index ed23f184..dace4a9b 100644
--- a/src/lib-python/build.rs
+++ b/src/lib-python/build.rs
@@ -1,162 +1,3 @@
-use std::env;
-use std::fs;
-use std::path::Path;
-
 fn main() {
     pyo3_build_config::add_extension_module_link_args();
-
-    // Get the workspace version
-    let version = get_workspace_version().unwrap_or_else(|| env::var("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").unwrap_or_else(|_| "0.1.0".to_string()));
-
-    let python_version = convert_to_python_version(&version);
-
-    // Set environment variables for PyO3
-    println!("cargo:rustc-env=PYTHON_VERSION={}", python_version);
-
-    // Try setting the package version for PyO3 to pick up
-    println!("cargo:metadata=version={}", python_version);
-
-    // Also set it as a cfg value
-    println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=version=\"{}\"", python_version);
-
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=../../Cargo.toml");
-}
-
-fn get_workspace_version() -> Option<String> {
-    // Navigate up to workspace root and read Cargo.toml
-    let manifest_dir = env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").ok()?;
-    let workspace_toml = Path::new(&manifest_dir)
-        .parent()? // src
-        .parent()? // velopack root
-        .join("Cargo.toml");
-
-    if !workspace_toml.exists() {
-        return None;
-    }
-
-    let content = fs::read_to_string(&workspace_toml).ok()?;
-
-    // Simple parsing to extract version from [workspace.package] section
-    let mut in_workspace_package = false;
-    for (_line_num, line) in content.lines().enumerate() {
-        let trimmed = line.trim();
-
-        if trimmed == "[workspace.package]" {
-            in_workspace_package = true;
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if trimmed.starts_with('[') && trimmed != "[workspace.package]" {
-            if in_workspace_package {}
-            in_workspace_package = false;
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if in_workspace_package && trimmed.starts_with("version") {
-            if let Some(equals_pos) = trimmed.find('=') {
-                let version_part = &trimmed[equals_pos + 1..].trim();
-                // Remove quotes
-                let version = version_part.trim_matches('"').trim_matches('\'');
-                return Some(version.to_string());
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    None
-}
-
-fn convert_to_python_version(rust_version: &str) -> String {
-    // Handle git-based versions like "0.0.1213-g57cf68d" - drop git ref, keep base
-    if let Some(git_pos) = rust_version.find("-g") {
-        let base = &rust_version[..git_pos];
-        return ensure_xyz_format(base);
-    }
-
-    // Handle local development versions like "0.0.0-local" - drop local suffix
-    if rust_version.ends_with("-local") {
-        let base = rust_version.trim_end_matches("-local");
-        return ensure_xyz_format(base);
-    }
-
-    // Handle Rust pre-release patterns and convert to Python equivalents
-    if rust_version.contains("-alpha") {
-        let base = rust_version.split("-alpha").next().unwrap();
-        let alpha_num = extract_prerelease_number(rust_version, "-alpha");
-        return format!("{}a{}", ensure_xyz_format(base), alpha_num);
-    }
-
-    if rust_version.contains("-beta") {
-        let base = rust_version.split("-beta").next().unwrap();
-        let beta_num = extract_prerelease_number(rust_version, "-beta");
-        return format!("{}b{}", ensure_xyz_format(base), beta_num);
-    }
-
-    if rust_version.contains("-rc") {
-        let base = rust_version.split("-rc").next().unwrap();
-        let rc_num = extract_prerelease_number(rust_version, "-rc");
-        return format!("{}rc{}", ensure_xyz_format(base), rc_num);
-    }
-
-    // For any other dash-separated version, just take the base
-    if rust_version.contains('-') {
-        let base = rust_version.split('-').next().unwrap();
-        return ensure_xyz_format(base);
-    }
-
-    ensure_xyz_format(rust_version)
-}
-
-fn extract_prerelease_number(version: &str, pattern: &str) -> String {
-    if let Some(pos) = version.find(pattern) {
-        let after_pattern = &version[pos + pattern.len()..];
-        if after_pattern.starts_with('.') {
-            after_pattern.trim_start_matches('.').split('-').next().unwrap_or("0").to_string()
-        } else if after_pattern.is_empty() {
-            "0".to_string()
-        } else {
-            after_pattern.split('-').next().unwrap_or("0").to_string()
-        }
-    } else {
-        "0".to_string()
-    }
-}
-
-fn ensure_xyz_format(version: &str) -> String {
-    let parts: Vec<&str> = version.split('.').collect();
-    let result = match parts.len() {
-        1 => format!("{}.0.0", parts[0]),
-        2 => format!("{}.{}.0", parts[0], parts[1]),
-        _ => format!("{}.{}.{}", parts[0], parts[1], parts[2]),
-    };
-    result
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_version_conversion() {
-        // Git versions - drop git ref
-        assert_eq!(convert_to_python_version("0.0.1213-g57cf68d"), "0.0.1213");
-        assert_eq!(convert_to_python_version("1.2-g57cf68d"), "1.2.0");
-
-        // Local versions - drop local suffix
-        assert_eq!(convert_to_python_version("0.0.0-local"), "0.0.0");
-        assert_eq!(convert_to_python_version("1.2.3-local"), "1.2.3");
-
-        // Pre-release versions - convert to Python format
-        assert_eq!(convert_to_python_version("1.0.0-alpha.1"), "1.0.0a1");
-        assert_eq!(convert_to_python_version("1.0.0-alpha"), "1.0.0a0");
-        assert_eq!(convert_to_python_version("1.0.0-beta.2"), "1.0.0b2");
-        assert_eq!(convert_to_python_version("1.0.0-rc.1"), "1.0.0rc1");
-
-        // Standard versions - ensure x.y.z format
-        assert_eq!(convert_to_python_version("1.0.0"), "1.0.0");
-        assert_eq!(convert_to_python_version("1.2"), "1.2.0");
-        assert_eq!(convert_to_python_version("1"), "1.0.0");
-
-        // Other dash-separated versions - take base only
-        assert_eq!(convert_to_python_version("1.0.0-something-else"), "1.0.0");
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib-python/pyproject.toml b/src/lib-python/pyproject.toml
index 4e945ace..83114f90 100644
--- a/src/lib-python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/lib-python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 [project]
-dynamic = ["version", "description", "authors", "license"]
+dynamic = ["description", "authors", "license"]
 name = "velopack"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
+version = "0.0.1"
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["maturin>=1.0,<2.0"]