diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0fce85f3174c0ec19b15db8a872117470b2c1eee..9bb8b4aed6704b03d2c2581c06eeb8f5a592513e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -229,6 +229,6 @@ ogscm compiler.py ogs.py -B -C -R --ogs [path to ogs sources]
 
 ## PyPi Publication
 
-- Bump version in `pyproject.py` and `version.py`
+- Bump version in `pyproject.py` and run `poetry install`
 - Create tag
 - Push to GitLab (`git push --tags`)
diff --git a/ogscm/version.py b/ogscm/version.py
index 5e72c30159d8dc084a6d716f61d30f4e3d935f5d..7743eaed596edda8aeedb648c3062bedc7c96ca4 100644
--- a/ogscm/version.py
+++ b/ogscm/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
+import pkg_resources
 
-__version__ = "2.4.1"
+__version__ = pkg_resources.get_distribution("ogscm").version
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d8a03af6df97eb9540cf14a349cf005638533611..de931dd0d05d7fa4c6f5d19a08aa4b2e9c23f8d5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "ogscm"
-version = "2.4.1"
+version = "2.4.2"
 description = "OGS Container Maker"
 authors = ["Lars Bilke <lars.bilke@ufz.de>"]
 license = "BSD 3-clause"