diff --git a/iblrig/__init__.py b/iblrig/__init__.py
index 181d4a5d4..751b1ba4d 100644
--- a/iblrig/__init__.py
+++ b/iblrig/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+from pathlib import Path
 from setuptools_scm import get_version
+from importlib.metadata import version
 
-__version__ = get_version(version_scheme='post-release', local_scheme='dirty-tag', root='../..')
+if Path('.github').exists():
+    __version__ = get_version(version_scheme='post-release', local_scheme='dirty-tag')
+else:
+    __version__ = version('iblrig')