diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 aiohttp
 click
-vcversioner
 py4j
 psutil
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=parse_requirements() + parse_requirements("swh"),
     tests_require=parse_requirements("test"),
-    setup_requires=["vcversioner"],
+    setup_requires=["setuptools-scm"],
+    use_scm_version=True,
     extras_require={"testing": parse_requirements("test")},
-    vcversioner={},
     include_package_data=True,
     data_files=[("share/swh-graph", JAR_PATHS)],
     entry_points="""