diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yaml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yaml
index 76f141fc6..a656015d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   IMAGE_TAG: protoc-gen-validate:${{ github.sha }}
+  REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
 jobs:
   deploy:
@@ -25,9 +26,8 @@ jobs:
           load: true
           push: false
           tags: ${{ env.IMAGE_TAG }}
-      - name: Run
       - run: |
           docker run --rm \
           --env PYPI_REPO=pypi \
           --env PGV_PYPI_TOKEN="${{ secrets.PGV_PYPI_TOKEN }}" \
-          ${{ env.IMAGE_TAG }} python-release
+          ${{ env.IMAGE_TAG }} SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=${{ env.REF_NAME }} python-release
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 374b58cbf..f682775a2 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-    "setuptools>=42",
+    "setuptools>=45",
+    "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2",
     "wheel"
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index 5c16d5170..2fef6dd1e 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [metadata]
 name = protoc-gen-validate
-version = 0.4.2
-author = Envoyproxy
-author_email = dev@lyft.com
+version = env: SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION
+author = Buf
+author_email = dev@buf.build
 description = PGV for python via just-in-time code generation
 long_description = file: README.md
 long_description_content_type = text/markdown
-url = https://github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate
+url = https://github.com/bufbuild/protoc-gen-validate
 license_files = LICENSE
 classifiers =
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b2419b0c1..1937930ce 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ isort==5.7.0
 build==0.3.0
 twine==3.3.0
 wheel==0.36.2
-setuptools==53.0.0
-protobuf==3.20.2
\ No newline at end of file
+setuptools==65.5.0
+protobuf==3.20.2
+setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2