diff --git a/appium/version.py b/appium/version.py
index efd703e2..0616a7c5 100644
--- a/appium/version.py
+++ b/appium/version.py
@@ -1 +1,22 @@
-version = '5.1.3'
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from importlib import metadata
+
+
+def _get_version():
+    return metadata.version('Appium-Python-Client')
+
+
+version = _get_version()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a79e980e..4bea3e81 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "Appium-Python-Client"
 description = "Python client for Appium"
+version = "5.1.3"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
     "Environment :: Console",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Testing",
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ dependencies = [
   "selenium>=4.26,<5.0",
   "typing-extensions~=4.13",
 ]
-dynamic = ["version"]
 
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "http://appium.io/"
diff --git a/script/release.py b/script/release.py
index 8c42f5df..f3045daf 100644
--- a/script/release.py
+++ b/script/release.py
@@ -14,14 +14,12 @@
 """Release script to publish release module to pipy."""
 
 import glob
-import io
 import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from typing import List
 
-VERSION_FILE_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname('__file__'), 'appium', 'version.py')
 CHANGELOG_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname('__file__'), 'CHANGELOG.rst')
 
 APPIUM_DIR_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname('__file__'), 'appium')
@@ -32,10 +30,8 @@
 MESSAGE_YELLOW = '\033[1;33m{}\033[0m'
 
 
-def get_current_version():
-    current = io.open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname('__file__'), 'appium', 'version.py'), encoding='utf-8').read().rstrip()
-    print('The current version is {}, type a new one'.format(MESSAGE_YELLOW.format(current)))
-    return current
+def print_current_version():
+    os.system('uv version')
 
 
 def get_new_version():
@@ -48,9 +44,7 @@ def get_new_version():
 
 
 def update_version_file(version):
-    new_version = VERSION_FORMAT.format(version)
-    with open(VERSION_FILE_PATH, 'w') as f:
-        f.write(new_version)
+    call_bash_script(f'uv version {version}')
 
 
 def call_bash_script(cmd):
@@ -61,7 +55,7 @@ def call_bash_script(cmd):
 
 
 def commit_version_code(new_version_num):
-    call_bash_script('git commit {} -m "Bump {}"'.format(VERSION_FILE_PATH, new_version_num))
+    call_bash_script('git commit pyproject.toml uv.lock -m "Bump {}"'.format(new_version_num))
 
 
 def tag_and_generate_changelog(new_version_num):
@@ -141,7 +135,7 @@ def assert_files_count_in_package() -> None:
 
 
 def main():
-    get_current_version()
+    print_current_version()
     new_version = get_new_version()
 
     update_version_file(new_version)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index be2ec03f..f32eab92 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,11 +28,9 @@
 
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
-from appium.common.helper import library_version
-
 setup(
     name=project['name'],
-    version=library_version(),
+    version=project['version'],
     description=project['description'],
     keywords=project['keywords'],
     author=project['authors'][0]['name'],
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@
     url=project['urls']['Homepage'],
     package_data={'appium': ['py.typed']},
     packages=find_packages(include=['appium*']),
-    license=project['license']['text'],
+    license=project['license'],
     classifiers=project['classifiers'],
     install_requires=project['dependencies'],
 )
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index a58624af..5ab9c5c2 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.9"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "appium-python-client"
+version = "5.1.3"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "selenium" },