diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f83890f..5454cc3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,14 +19,11 @@ Public License along with dominate.  If not, see
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-import imp
-_version = imp.load_source("dominate._version", "dominate/_version.py")
-
 long_description = open('README.md').read()
 
 setup(
   name    = 'dominate',
-  version = _version.__version__,
+  version = '2.8.0',
   author  = 'Tom Flanagan and Jake Wharton',
   author_email = 'tom@zkpq.ca',
   license = 'LGPLv3',