diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
     packages=find_packages(),
     scripts=[],
     install_requires=parse_requirements() + parse_requirements("swh"),
-    setup_requires=["vcversioner"],
+    setup_requires=["setuptools-scm"],
+    use_scm_version=True,
     extras_require={"testing": parse_requirements("test")},
     vcversioner={},
     include_package_data=True,