diff --git a/cps/about.py b/cps/about.py
index fb031343..4a170447 100644
--- a/cps/about.py
+++ b/cps/about.py
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ sorted_modules = OrderedDict((sorted(modules.items(), key=lambda x: x[0].casefol
 
 def collect_stats():
     if constants.NIGHTLY_VERSION[0] == "$Format:%H$":
-        calibre_web_version = constants.STABLE_VERSION['version'].replace("b", " Beta")
+        calibre_web_version = constants.STABLE_VERSION.replace("b", " Beta")
     else:
-        calibre_web_version = (constants.STABLE_VERSION['version'].replace("b", " Beta") + ' - '
+        calibre_web_version = (constants.STABLE_VERSION.replace("b", " Beta") + ' - '
                                + constants.NIGHTLY_VERSION[0].replace('%', '%%') + ' - '
                                + constants.NIGHTLY_VERSION[1].replace('%', '%%'))
 
diff --git a/cps/admin.py b/cps/admin.py
index ff34e8b8..a8eaafa1 100644
--- a/cps/admin.py
+++ b/cps/admin.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def admin():
                     form_date += timedelta(hours=int(commit[20:22]), minutes=int(commit[23:]))
             commit = format_datetime(form_date - tz, format='short')
         else:
-            commit = version['version'].replace("b", " Beta")
+            commit = version.replace("b", " Beta")
 
     all_user = ub.session.query(ub.User).all()
     # email_settings = mail_config.get_mail_settings()
diff --git a/cps/cli.py b/cps/cli.py
index 5bf289b8..3f21a17e 100644
--- a/cps/cli.py
+++ b/cps/cli.py
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ from .constants import DEFAULT_SETTINGS_FILE, DEFAULT_GDRIVE_FILE
 
 def version_info():
     if _NIGHTLY_VERSION[1].startswith('$Format'):
-        return "Calibre-Web version: %s - unknown git-clone" % _STABLE_VERSION['version'].replace("b", " Beta")
-    return "Calibre-Web version: %s -%s" % (_STABLE_VERSION['version'].replace("b", " Beta"), _NIGHTLY_VERSION[1])
+        return "Calibre-Web version: %s - unknown git-clone" % _STABLE_VERSION.replace("b", " Beta")
+    return "Calibre-Web version: %s -%s" % (_STABLE_VERSION.replace("b", " Beta"), _NIGHTLY_VERSION[1])
 
 
 class CliParameter(object):
diff --git a/cps/constants.py b/cps/constants.py
index 36bbe749..0f03364a 100644
--- a/cps/constants.py
+++ b/cps/constants.py
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ BookMeta = namedtuple('BookMeta', 'file_path, extension, title, author, cover, d
                                   'series_id, languages, publisher, pubdate, identifiers')
 
 # python build process likes to have x.y.zbw -> b for beta and w a counting number
-STABLE_VERSION = {'version': '0.6.24b'}
-_version = STABLE_VERSION['version']
+STABLE_VERSION =  '0.6.24b'
+# _version = STABLE_VERSION['version']
 
 NIGHTLY_VERSION = dict()
 NIGHTLY_VERSION[0] = '$Format:%H$'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 54d07cab..30255911 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -119,5 +119,5 @@ include-package-data = true
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
-version = {attr = "calibreweb.cps.constants._version"}
+version = {attr = "calibreweb.cps.constants.STABLE_VERSION"}