diff --git a/src/EasyApp/__init__.py b/src/EasyApp/__init__.py
index 414780d..a7edaab 100644
--- a/src/EasyApp/__init__.py
+++ b/src/EasyApp/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import importlib.metadata
 
 # Set package version
-__version__ = importlib.metadata.version("EasyApp")
+try:
+    __version__ = importlib.metadata.version("EasyApp")
+except ImportError:
+    __version__ = "development"
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