diff --git a/more_admin_filters/__init__.py b/more_admin_filters/__init__.py
index d1599d8..00c2a1e 100644
--- a/more_admin_filters/__init__.py
+++ b/more_admin_filters/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-VERSION = (1, 3)
-__version__ = ".".join(map(str, VERSION))
-
-
 from .filters import (
-    MultiSelectFilter, MultiSelectRelatedFilter, MultiSelectRelatedOnlyFilter,
-    MultiSelectDropdownFilter, MultiSelectRelatedDropdownFilter, DropdownFilter,
-    ChoicesDropdownFilter, RelatedDropdownFilter, BooleanAnnotationFilter
+    MultiSelectFilter,
+    MultiSelectRelatedFilter,
+    MultiSelectRelatedOnlyFilter,
+    MultiSelectDropdownFilter,
+    MultiSelectRelatedDropdownFilter,
+    DropdownFilter,
+    ChoicesDropdownFilter,
+    RelatedDropdownFilter,
+    BooleanAnnotationFilter,
 )
diff --git a/more_admin_filters/__version__.py b/more_admin_filters/__version__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43959e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/more_admin_filters/__version__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"""
+This project uses the Semantic Versioning scheme in conjunction with PEP 0440:
+    <http://semver.org/>
+    <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0440>
+
+Major versions introduce significant changes to the API, and backwards
+compatibility is not guaranteed. Minor versions are for new features and other
+backwards-compatible changes to the API. Patch versions are for bug fixes and
+internal code changes that do not affect the API. Development versions are
+incomplete states of a release .
+
+Version 0.x should be considered a development version with an unstable API,
+and backwards compatibility is not guaranteed for minor versions.
+"""
+
+__version__ = "1.3"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 53ea8c8..8eb8098 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 import os
 from setuptools import setup
 from setuptools import find_packages
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def version():
+    """Get the local package version."""
+    namespace = {}
+    path = Path("more_admin_filters", "__version__.py")
+    exec(path.read_text(), namespace)
+    return namespace["__version__"]
 
 
 def read(filename):
@@ -11,18 +20,17 @@ def read(filename):
         return file.read()
 
 
-version = __import__("more_admin_filters").__version__
-if '-dev' in version:
-    dev_status = 'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha'
-elif '-beta' in version:
-    dev_status = 'Development Status :: 4 - Beta'
+if "-dev" in version:
+    dev_status = "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha"
+elif "-beta" in version:
+    dev_status = "Development Status :: 4 - Beta"
 else:
-    dev_status = 'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable'
+    dev_status = "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable"
 
 
 setup(
     name="django-more-admin-filters",
-    version=version,
+    version=version(),
     description="Additional filters for django-admin.",
     long_description=read("README.rst"),
     author="Thomas Leichtfuß",