diff --git a/artic/pipeline.py b/artic/pipeline.py
index 9dbb53d2..17745dad 100755
--- a/artic/pipeline.py
+++ b/artic/pipeline.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import sys
 import os
 
-from . import version
+from importlib.metadata import version
 
 
 def run_subtool(parser, args):
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def init_pipeline_parser():
         "--version",
         help="Installed Artic version",
         action="version",
-        version="%(prog)s " + str(version.__version__),
+        version=f"artic {version('artic')}",
     )
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(
         title="[sub-commands]", dest="command", parser_class=ArgumentParserWithDefaults
diff --git a/artic/version.py b/artic/version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e8d9f94..00000000
--- a/artic/version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-__version__ = "1.4.0"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f10a9203..5596c8a8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = artic
-version = 1.5.2
+version = 1.5.3
 author = Nick Loman
 author_email = n.j.loman@bham.ac.uk
 maintainer = Sam Wilkinson