diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index b5ba60447..02070ea06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ name: docs
 
 on:
   push:
-    tags:
-      - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - docs/**
+      - CHANGELOG.rst
+      - README.md
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -16,10 +20,6 @@ on:
       - docs/**
       - CHANGELOG.rst
       - README.md
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      tag:
-        required: true
 
 jobs:
 
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ jobs:
     environment:
       name: github-pages
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.ref_type == 'tag' }}
+    if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
diff --git a/RELEASE.rst b/RELEASE.rst
index 67963e3b0..fa70c32d7 100644
--- a/RELEASE.rst
+++ b/RELEASE.rst
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ After that is done, you may release the project by following these steps:
 
    #. Create the release commit
 
-      #. Bump the versions in ``meson.build`` and ``mesonpy/__init__.py``.
+      #. Bump the versions in ``pyproject.toml``.
       #. Create ``CHANGELOG.rst`` section for the new release and fill it.
       #. The commit message should read: ``REL: set version to X.Y.Z``
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index bca8ed0a1..dd9db9203 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -7,18 +7,14 @@
 import time
 import sys
 
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
-import mesonpy
-
 _build_time = int(os.environ.get('SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH', time.time()))
 _build_date = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(_build_time, tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
 
 project = 'meson-python'
-version = release = mesonpy.__version__
 copyright = f'2021\N{EN DASH}{_build_date.year} The meson-python developers'
 
 html_theme = 'furo'
-html_title = f'meson-python {version}'
+html_title = f'meson-python'
 
 extensions = [
     'sphinx_copybutton',
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 827e03166..e48cdb4ee 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-project('meson-python', version: '0.18.0.dev0')
+project('meson-python')
 
 py = import('python').find_installation()
 
diff --git a/mesonpy/__init__.py b/mesonpy/__init__.py
index b0ed1eac6..92ac0dbeb 100644
--- a/mesonpy/__init__.py
+++ b/mesonpy/__init__.py
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@
     MesonArgs = Mapping[MesonArgsKeys, List[str]]
 
 
-__version__ = '0.18.0.dev0'
-
-
 _NINJA_REQUIRED_VERSION = '1.8.2'
 _MESON_REQUIRED_VERSION = '0.63.3' # keep in sync with the version requirement in pyproject.toml
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index eaa4380e4..6121d8888 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ requires = [
 
 [project]
 name = 'meson-python'
+version = '0.18.0.dev0'
 description = 'Meson Python build backend (PEP 517)'
 readme = 'README.rst'
 requires-python = '>= 3.7'
@@ -40,10 +41,6 @@ dependencies = [
   'tomli >= 1.0.0; python_version < "3.11"',
 ]
 
-dynamic = [
-  'version',
-]
-
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = [
   'build',