diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cad1173..3277179 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ cmake.args = [
     "-DLINK_TO_PYTHON=ON",
     "-DDONT_COMPILE_TESTS=ON"
 ]
-metadata.version.provider = "setuptools_scm"
+# https://scikit-build-core.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration.html
+metadata.version.provider = "scikit_build_core.metadata.setuptools_scm"
+sdist.include = ["src/package/_version.py"]
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 # can be empty if no extra settings are needed, presence enables setuptools-scm
+# https://scikit-build-core.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration.html
+write_to = "src/package/_version.py"