diff --git a/openadmet_models/__init__.py b/openadmet_models/__init__.py
index 1d64104..a76950d 100644
--- a/openadmet_models/__init__.py
+++ b/openadmet_models/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-"""A short description of the project (less than one line)."""
+from importlib.metadata import version
 
-# Add imports here
-from .openadmet_models import *
-
-
-from ._version import __version__
+__version__ = version("openadmet_models")
\ No newline at end of file