diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 39515b10f..d6fe8f42b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -43,9 +43,8 @@ jobs:
       - run: pip install .
       - run: pip list
       - id: version
-        uses: mtkennerly/dunamai-action@v1
-        with:
-          args: --strict --pattern "default-unprefixed" --style semver
+        name: retrieve package version
+        run: echo version=$(python -c "import jwql; print(jwql.__version__)") >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - id: filename
         run: echo "filename=jwql_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_conda_${{ runner.os }}_${{ runner.arch }}_py${{ matrix.python-version }}.yml" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - run: conda env export --no-build | grep -v "name:" | grep -v "prefix:" > ${{ steps.filename.outputs.filename }}
diff --git a/jwql/__init__.py b/jwql/__init__.py
index d1949b6ee..630d20207 100644
--- a/jwql/__init__.py
+++ b/jwql/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import warnings
 from importlib.metadata import version
+
 from jwql.utils import utils
 
 __version__ = version('jwql')
@@ -10,4 +12,4 @@
               f"while JWQL is using {__version__}")
 
 except FileNotFoundError:
-    print('Could not determine jwql config version')
+    warnings.warn('Could not determine jwql config version')