diff --git a/sshuttle/__init__.py b/sshuttle/__init__.py
index a6ab7f4..67bc602 100644
--- a/sshuttle/__init__.py
+++ b/sshuttle/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-try:
-    from sshuttle.version import version as __version__
-except ImportError:
-    __version__ = "unknown"
+__version__ = "1.3.0"
diff --git a/sshuttle/version.py b/sshuttle/version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index af8fb55..0000000
--- a/sshuttle/version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-__version__ = version = '1.2.0'