diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 83d50a9..161d986 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def get_greeting(name: str) -> str:
 
 To use this server, you have two options:
 
-1. Install it in Claude Desktop:
+1. Install it in [Claude Desktop](https://claude.ai/download):
 ```bash
 fastmcp install server.py
 ```
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 19f04b7..31974b8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -18,11 +18,8 @@ license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
 fastmcp = "fastmcp.cli:app"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=45", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2"]
-build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
-
-[tool.setuptools_scm]
-write_to = "src/fastmcp/_version.py"
+requires = ["hatchling>=1.21.0", "hatch-vcs>=0.4.0"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
@@ -39,3 +36,6 @@ dev = [
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 asyncio_mode = "auto"
 asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "session"
+
+[tool.hatch.version]
+source = "vcs"
diff --git a/src/fastmcp/__init__.py b/src/fastmcp/__init__.py
index d72096d..fdbfb9d 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/__init__.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """FastMCP - A more ergonomic interface for MCP servers."""
 
+from importlib.metadata import version
 from .server import FastMCP, Context
 from .utilities.types import Image
 
+__version__ = version("fastmcp")
 __all__ = ["FastMCP", "Context", "Image"]