diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 45c19ae..bb3e115 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ setup_hooks = []
 pre_commit_hooks = []
 post_commit_hooks = []
 
-#add src/comicvineapi __init__.py for version management
-[[tool.bumpversion.files]]
-filename="src/comicvineapi/__init__.py"
-search = "__version__ = \"{current_version}\""
-replace = "__version__ = \"{new_version}\""
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [