diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7bb2b81..69e8d8a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -73,3 +73,6 @@ target/
 .DS_Store
 .AppleDouble
 .LSOverride
+
+# auto-generated files
+skltemplate/_version.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 4ca8838..d9f5655 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
-from skltemplate import __version__
+from importlib.metadata import version as get_version
 
 project = "Scikit-learn Project Template"
 copyright = "2016, V. Birodkar"
 author = "V. Birodkar"
-release = __version__
+release = get_version('skltemplate')
+version = ".".join(release.split(".")[:3])
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/doc/quick_start.rst b/doc/quick_start.rst
index fc862c9..ca169c5 100644
--- a/doc/quick_start.rst
+++ b/doc/quick_start.rst
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ Publish your package
 ====================
 
 .. _PyPi: https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/packaging-projects/
-.. _conda-foge: https://conda-forge.org/
+.. _conda-forge: https://conda-forge.org/
 
 You can make your package available through PyPi_ and conda-forge_. Refer to
 the associated documentation to be able to upload your packages such that
diff --git a/doc/user_guide.rst b/doc/user_guide.rst
index c73d8eb..527d4c6 100644
--- a/doc/user_guide.rst
+++ b/doc/user_guide.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ The use case is the following:
 
 In addition, scikit-learn provides a
 mixin_, i.e. :class:`sklearn.base.TransformerMixin`, which
-implement the combination of ``fit`` and ``transform`` called ``fit_transform``::
+implement the combination of ``fit`` and ``transform`` called ``fit_transform``.
 
 One can import the mixin class as::
 
diff --git a/pixi.lock b/pixi.lock
index 8916bb2..d823524 100644
--- a/pixi.lock
+++ b/pixi.lock
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ environments:
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/scikit-learn-1.4.2-py312h394d371_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/scipy-1.13.0-py312heda63a1_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/setuptools-69.5.1-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
+      - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/setuptools-scm-8.0.4-pyhd8ed1ab_1.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/sip-6.7.12-py312h30efb56_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/six-1.16.0-pyh6c4a22f_0.tar.bz2
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/snowballstemmer-2.2.0-pyhd8ed1ab_0.tar.bz2
@@ -398,6 +399,7 @@ environments:
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-64/scikit-learn-1.4.2-py312h7167a34_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-64/scipy-1.13.0-py312h8adb940_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/setuptools-69.5.1-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
+      - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/setuptools-scm-8.0.4-pyhd8ed1ab_1.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/six-1.16.0-pyh6c4a22f_0.tar.bz2
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/snowballstemmer-2.2.0-pyhd8ed1ab_0.tar.bz2
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/soupsieve-2.5-pyhd8ed1ab_1.conda
@@ -497,6 +499,7 @@ environments:
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/scikit-learn-1.4.2-py312hd4306f4_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/scipy-1.13.0-py312h9d7df2b_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/setuptools-69.5.1-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
+      - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/setuptools-scm-8.0.4-pyhd8ed1ab_1.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/six-1.16.0-pyh6c4a22f_0.tar.bz2
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/snowballstemmer-2.2.0-pyhd8ed1ab_0.tar.bz2
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/soupsieve-2.5-pyhd8ed1ab_1.conda
@@ -624,6 +627,7 @@ environments:
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/win-64/scikit-learn-1.4.2-py312hcacafb1_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/win-64/scipy-1.13.0-py312h8753938_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/setuptools-69.5.1-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
+      - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/setuptools-scm-8.0.4-pyhd8ed1ab_1.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/win-64/sip-6.7.12-py312h53d5487_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/six-1.16.0-pyh6c4a22f_0.tar.bz2
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/snowballstemmer-2.2.0-pyhd8ed1ab_0.tar.bz2
@@ -7342,6 +7346,28 @@ packages:
   - pkg:pypi/setuptools
   size: 501790
   timestamp: 1713094963112
+- kind: conda
+  name: setuptools-scm
+  version: 8.0.4
+  build: pyhd8ed1ab_1
+  build_number: 1
+  subdir: noarch
+  noarch: python
+  url: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/setuptools-scm-8.0.4-pyhd8ed1ab_1.conda
+  sha256: 5b0ae59e7580f8a5acc07a8390181ed63e5fdf891b9100186fee9e864bbf390c
+  md5: a1986ad21c766ff22f7bae93f0641020
+  depends:
+  - packaging >=20.0
+  - python >=3.8
+  - setuptools >=45
+  - tomli >=1.0.0
+  - typing-extensions
+  license: MIT
+  license_family: MIT
+  purls:
+  - pkg:pypi/setuptools-scm
+  size: 36626
+  timestamp: 1711030572641
 - kind: conda
   name: sip
   version: 6.7.12
@@ -7406,9 +7432,9 @@ packages:
   timestamp: 1620240338595
 - kind: pypi
   name: skltemplate
-  version: 0.1.0
+  version: 0.1.1.dev7+g74ad88d
   path: .
-  sha256: 8d79263a5061925287bc2e6e2a694b6dd5d144990c0f1aabbd0ac68949fc47f4
+  sha256: 83da9479016c85c52f79d636215d65781720cec119b8312538870e422e82b47a
   requires_dist:
   - scikit-learn>=1.4.2
   requires_python: '>=3.9'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 50025ee..a26c652 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=64", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=8"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
 [project]
 name = "skltemplate"
-version = "0.1.0"
+dynamic = ["version"]
 authors = [
   { name="Vighnesh Birodkar", email="vighneshbirodkar@nyu.edu" },
   { name="Guillaume Lemaitre", email="g.lemaitre58@gmail.com" },
@@ -28,6 +32,9 @@ classifiers = [
 Homepage = "https://github.com/scikit-learn-contrib/project-template"
 Issues = "https://github.com/scikit-learn-contrib/project-template/issues"
 
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+version_file = "skltemplate/_version.py"
+
 [tool.pixi.project]
 channels = ["conda-forge"]
 platforms = ["win-64", "linux-64", "osx-64", "osx-arm64"]
@@ -60,6 +67,7 @@ test = { cmd = "pytest -vsl --cov=skltemplate --cov-report=xml skltemplate" }
 matplotlib = "*"
 numpydoc = "*"
 pydata-sphinx-theme = "*"
+setuptools-scm = ">=8"  # needed for the versioning
 sphinx = "*"
 sphinx-gallery = "*"
 sphinx-prompt = "*"
@@ -84,6 +92,7 @@ exclude = '''
   | \.vscode
 )/
 '''
+force-exclude = "skltemplate/_version.py"
 
 [tool.ruff]
 # max line length for black
@@ -96,6 +105,7 @@ exclude=[
     "doc/_build",
     "doc/auto_examples",
     "build",
+    "skltemplate/_version.py",
 ]
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
diff --git a/skltemplate/_version.py b/skltemplate/_version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 375d663..0000000
--- a/skltemplate/_version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# Authors: scikit-learn-contrib developers
-# License: BSD 3 clause
-
-__version__ = "0.1.0"