diff --git a/cadquery/__init__.py b/cadquery/__init__.py
index 37dbdce6..4c411bd2 100644
--- a/cadquery/__init__.py
+++ b/cadquery/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from importlib.metadata import version, PackageNotFoundError
 
 try:
-    version__ = version("cadquery")
+    __version__ = version("cadquery")
 except PackageNotFoundError:
     # package is not installed
     pass
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0445b466..2da6c19d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 import os
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-version = "2.1"
-
 reqs = []
 setup_reqs = []
 
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@ if not is_rtd and not is_appveyor and not is_azure:
 
 setup(
     name="cadquery",
-    # version=version,
     use_scm_version=True,
     url="https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery",
     license="Apache Public License 2.0",