exasol · ArBridgeman · May 5, 2026 · May 5, 2026 · May 5, 2026 · May 5, 2026
diff --git a/doc/changes/unreleased.md b/doc/changes/unreleased.md
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
 
 ## Refactoring
 
-* #78: Removed unneeded requests pin as pysonar removed their pinning
+* #78: Removed unneeded requests pin as pysonar removed their pinning
+* #81: Replace version.py with version from package
diff --git a/exasol/error/__init__.py b/exasol/error/__init__.py
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
     ExaError,
     Parameter,
 )
+from exasol.error._metadata import __version__
 
-__all__ = ["ExaError", "Parameter"]
+__all__ = ["ExaError", "Parameter", "__version__"]
diff --git a/exasol/error/_error.py b/exasol/error/_error.py
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ def ExaError(
 
 
 def _create_error_code_definitions(version=None) -> dict[str, Any]:
-    from exasol.error.version import VERSION
+    from exasol.error._metadata import __version__
 
-    version = version or VERSION
+    version = version or __version__
     return {
         "$schema": "https://schemas.exasol.com/error_code_report-1.0.0.json",
         "projectName": "exasol-error-reporting",

diff --git a/exasol/error/_metadata.py b/exasol/error/_metadata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from importlib.metadata import version
+
+__version__ = version("exasol-error-reporting")
diff --git a/exasol/error/version.py b/exasol/error/version.py
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
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		@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
		from importlib.metadata import version

		__version__ = version("exasol-error-reporting")