diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 85d66f5..d3e4862 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
-# setup.py
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 import subprocess
 import os
 
-# Get the version from git tags
-version = (
-    subprocess.run(["git", "describe", "--tags"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-    .stdout.decode("utf-8")
-    .strip()
-)
-
-if "-" in version:
-    v, i, s = version.split("-")
-    version = v + "+" + i + ".git." + s
+def get_git_version():
+    try:
+        version = subprocess.run(["git", "describe", "--tags"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, check=True).stdout.decode("utf-8").strip()
+        if "-" in version:
+            v, i, s = version.split("-")
+            version = v + "+" + i + ".git." + s
+        assert "-" not in version
+        assert "." in version
+        return version
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        # Handle the case where there are no tags or the directory is not a Git repository
+        return "0.0.0"
 
-assert "-" not in version
-assert "." in version
+# Get the version from git tags or set a default
+version = get_git_version()
 
 # Write the version to a file
 with open("VERSION", "w", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
     name='wsn_sim',
     version=version,
     description='Wireless Sensor Network Simulator with AODV and DSR protocols',
-    long_description=long_description, 
+    long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     author='Deepak Yadav',
     author_email='dky.united@gmail.com',