diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b641706..2618be6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 # Changelog
 
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+
 ## [2024-01-02] 1.0.3
-- docs: added `docs/requirements.txt` with rtd theme (RTD is not building)
+- docs: added docs own `requirements.txt` with sphinx rtd theme (#19)
+- build: now build automatically reads the current git tag, instead of relying
+    on `version.py` and `get_version()` function (removed)
 
-NOTE: switching to gitflow to handle branches and versions
+NOTE: switching to gitflow to handle branches and versions.
 
 ## [2023-08-04] 1.0.2
-- docs: added `.readthedocs.yaml` file as required by Read The Docs
+- docs: added `.readthedocs.yaml` file as required by Read The Docs (#18)
 
 ## [2020-02-22] 1.0.1
 - docs: added an `important` block to guide about how to avoid `RecursionError`.
diff --git a/drypy/__init__.py b/drypy/__init__.py
index a8b0172..84a320d 100644
--- a/drypy/__init__.py
+++ b/drypy/__init__.py
@@ -4,28 +4,12 @@
 """
 
 import logging
-from . import version
+
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 _dryrun = False                           # dryrun switcher flag
 
 
-def get_version(short=False):
-    """Returns the current drypy version.
-
-    Optional args:
-        short (bool): If True return just "major.minor"
-
-    Returns:
-        A string with the current drypy version.
-
-    """
-    if short:
-        # extract the first two parts of version (eg '1.2' from '1.2.3')
-        return '.'.join(version._version.split('.')[:2])
-    else:
-        return version._version
-
 def dryrun(state=None):
     """Return current dryrun mode, If *state* is provided
     activate/deactivate dryrun before returning the status
@@ -40,6 +24,7 @@ def dryrun(state=None):
         set_dryrun(state)
     return get_status()
 
+
 def get_status():
     """Returns True if the dryrun system is active.
 
@@ -54,6 +39,7 @@ def get_status():
         set_dryrun(False)
     return _dryrun
 
+
 def set_dryrun(value):
     """Set the dryrun mode on or off.
 
@@ -66,6 +52,7 @@ def set_dryrun(value):
         raise TypeError("Boolean required")
     _dryrun = value
 
+
 def toggle_dryrun():
     """Toggle the current dryrun mode.
 
diff --git a/drypy/version.py b/drypy/version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e96c37c..0000000
--- a/drypy/version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-"""
-.. module:: version
-   :platform: Unix
-   :synopsis: Holds the version
-
-.. moduleauthor:: Daniele Zanotelli <dazano@gmail.com>
-"""
-
-_version = "1.0.1"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0323f46..15b26b5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,12 +5,18 @@
 """
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+from subprocess import check_output
 from codecs import open
 from os import path
-from drypy import get_version
+
 
 here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
 
+
+def get_version():
+    return check_output(['git', 'describe',]).decode('ascii').strip()
+
+
 # get the long description from the README file
 with open(path.join(here, 'README.rst'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
     long_description = f.read()