diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/src/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/__init__.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/src/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/__init__.py
index a9588be..06a6795 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/src/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/__init__.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/src/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/__init__.py
@@ -1,15 +1,3 @@
-__version__: str | None
-__version_tuple__: tuple | None
+from ._version import __version__, __version_tuple__
 
-try:
-    # This file is auto-generated, and could be missing.
-    # Tell mypy to ignore it
-    from ._version import __version__, __version_tuple__  # type: ignore
-except ImportError:
-    __version__ = None
-    __version_tuple__ = None
-
-__all__ = (
-    "__version__",
-    "__version_tuple__",
-)
+__all__ = ("__version__",)