diff --git a/src/gisaf/__init__.py b/src/gisaf/__init__.py
index e69de29..710f782 100644
--- a/src/gisaf/__init__.py
+++ b/src/gisaf/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import importlib.metadata
+
+try:
+    from dunamai import Version, Style
+
+    __version__ = Version.from_git().serialize(style=Style.SemVer, dirty=True)
+except ImportError:
+    # __name__ could be used if the package name is the same
+    # as the directory - not the case here
+    # __version__ = importlib.metadata.version(__name__)
+    __version__ = importlib.metadata.version("gisaf-backend")
diff --git a/src/gisaf/config.py b/src/gisaf/config.py
index a304d31..1cdb478 100644
--- a/src/gisaf/config.py
+++ b/src/gisaf/config.py
@@ -14,25 +14,7 @@ from pydantic_settings import (
     YamlConfigSettingsSource,
 )
 
-
-def get_version():
-    version = importlib_version("gisaf-backend")
-    if version == "0.0.0":
-        from subprocess import run
-
-        try:
-            v_git_describe = run(
-                ["git", "describe", "--always", "--tags", "--dirty"],
-                capture_output=True,
-                text=True,
-                cwd=Path(__file__).parent.parent,
-            )
-            v_git_describe.check_returncode()
-            version = v_git_describe.stdout.strip()
-        except Exception:
-            logger.warn("Version not set in Python package and cannot run git describe")
-            version = "?"
-    return version
+from gisaf import __version__
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -48,12 +30,8 @@ config_files = [
 
 class DashboardHome(BaseModel):
     title: str = "Gisaf - home/dashboards"
-    content_file: Path = (
-        Path(Path.cwd().root) / "etc" / "gisaf" / "dashboard_home_content.html"
-    )
-    footer_file: Path = (
-        Path(Path.cwd().root) / "etc" / "gisaf" / "dashboard_home_footer.html"
-    )
+    content_file: Path = Path(Path.cwd().root) / "etc" / "gisaf" / "dashboard_home_content.html"
+    footer_file: Path = Path(Path.cwd().root) / "etc" / "gisaf" / "dashboard_home_footer.html"
 
 
 class GisafConfig(BaseModel):
@@ -141,7 +119,9 @@ class DB(BaseModel):
     echo: bool = False
 
     def get_sqla_url(self):
-        return f"postgresql+asyncpg://{self.user}:{self.password}@{self.host}:{self.port}/{self.db}"
+        return (
+            f"postgresql+asyncpg://{self.user}:{self.password}@{self.host}:{self.port}/{self.db}"
+        )
 
     def get_pg_url(self):
         return f"postgresql://{self.user}:{self.password}@{self.host}:{self.port}/{self.db}"
@@ -223,9 +203,7 @@ class OGCAPI(BaseModel):
 class TileServer(BaseModel):
     baseDir: Path = Path(BaseDirectory.xdg_data_home) / "gisaf" / "mbtiles_files_dir"
     useRequestUrl: bool = False
-    spriteBaseDir: Path = (
-        Path(BaseDirectory.xdg_data_home) / "gisaf" / "mbtiles_sprites_dir"
-    )
+    spriteBaseDir: Path = Path(BaseDirectory.xdg_data_home) / "gisaf" / "mbtiles_sprites_dir"
     spriteUrl: str = "/tiles/sprite/sprite"
     spriteBaseUrl: str = "https://gisaf.example.org"
     openMapTilesKey: str | None = None
@@ -332,9 +310,7 @@ class Config(BaseSettings):
         dotenv_settings: PydanticBaseSettingsSource,
         file_secret_settings: PydanticBaseSettingsSource,
     ) -> Tuple[PydanticBaseSettingsSource, ...]:
-        configs = [
-            YamlConfigSettingsSource(settings_cls, yaml_file=cf) for cf in config_files
-        ]
+        configs = [YamlConfigSettingsSource(settings_cls, yaml_file=cf) for cf in config_files]
         return (
             env_settings,
             init_settings,
@@ -370,7 +346,7 @@ class Config(BaseSettings):
     plot: Plot = Plot()
     plugins: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
     survey: Survey = Survey()
-    version: str = get_version()
+    version: str = __version__
     weather_station: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
     widgets: Widgets = Widgets()