diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b7db4924..7d3f0765 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ jobs:
           key: build-v1-{{ .Branch }}-{{ epoch }}
           paths:
             - /tmp/docker
+      - run:
+          name: Check version packaged in Docker image
+          command: |
+              THISVERSION=$(python3 setup.py --version)
+              THISVERSION=${CIRCLE_TAG:-$THISVERSION}
+              INSTALLED_VERSION=$(\
+                docker run -it --rm --entrypoint=python nitransforms \
+                    -c 'import nitransforms as nit; print(nit.__version__)')
+              INSTALLED_VERSION=${INSTALLED_VERSION%$'\r'}
+              echo "VERSION: \"$THISVERSION\""
+              echo "INSTALLED: \"$INSTALLED_VERSION\""
+              test "$INSTALLED_VERSION" = "$THISVERSION"
+
       - run:
           name: Store FreeSurfer license file
           command: |
@@ -125,16 +138,81 @@ jobs:
       - store_test_results:
           path: /tmp/tests/summaries/
 
-  test_packaging_and_deploy:
-    machine:
-      image: circleci/classic:201808-01
+  test_package:
+    docker:
+      - image: circleci/python:3.7.4
+    working_directory: /tmp/src/nitransforms
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: Setup Python environment with virtualenvs
+          command: |
+            python -m pip install --user --upgrade virtualenv pip
+      - run:
+          name: Prepare build environment
+          command: |
+            virtualenv --python=python3 /tmp/build
+            source /tmp/build/bin/activate
+            python3 -m pip install "setuptools ~= 42.0" "setuptools_scm[toml] >= 3.4" "pip>=10.0.1" \
+                twine docutils
+      - run:
+          name: Build NiTransforms in build environment
+          command: |
+            source /tmp/build/bin/activate
+            python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+      - run:
+          name: Check sdist package in build environment
+          command: |
+            source /tmp/build/bin/activate
+            twine check dist/nitransforms*
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: /tmp/src/nitransforms/dist
+      - run:
+          name: Prepare sdist install environment
+          command: |
+            virtualenv --python=python3 /tmp/install_sdist
+            source /tmp/install_sdist/bin/activate
+            python3 -m pip install "setuptools ~= 42.0" "setuptools_scm[toml] >= 3.4" "pip>=10.0.1"
+      - run:
+          name: Install sdist package into install environment and check version
+          command: |
+            source /tmp/install_sdist/bin/activate
+            THISVERSION=$( python setup.py --version )
+            THISVERSION=${CIRCLE_TAG:-$THISVERSION}
+            pip install dist/nitransforms*.tar.gz
+            INSTALLED_VERSION=$(python -c 'import nitransforms as nit; print(nit.__version__)')
+            INSTALLED_VERSION=${INSTALLED_VERSION%$'\r'}
+            echo "VERSION: \"$THISVERSION\""
+            echo "INSTALLED: \"$INSTALLED_VERSION\""
+            test "$INSTALLED_VERSION" = "$THISVERSION"
+      - run:
+          name: Prepare wheel install environment
+          command: |
+            virtualenv --python=python3 /tmp/install_wheel
+            source /tmp/install_wheel/bin/activate
+            python3 -m pip install "setuptools ~= 42.0" "setuptools_scm[toml] >= 3.4" "pip>=10.0.1"
+      - run:
+          name: Install wheel into install environment and check version
+          command: |
+            source /tmp/install_wheel/bin/activate
+            THISVERSION=$( python setup.py --version )
+            THISVERSION=${CIRCLE_TAG:-$THISVERSION}
+            pip install dist/nitransforms*.whl
+            INSTALLED_VERSION=$(python -c 'import nitransforms as nit; print(nit.__version__)')
+            INSTALLED_VERSION=${INSTALLED_VERSION%$'\r'}
+            echo "VERSION: \"$THISVERSION\""
+            echo "INSTALLED: \"$INSTALLED_VERSION\""
+            test "$INSTALLED_VERSION" = "$THISVERSION"
+
+  deploy_pypi:
+    docker:
+      - image: circleci/python:3.7.4
     working_directory: /tmp/src/nitransforms
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - run: pyenv local 3.7.0
       - run:
           name: Install build depends
-          command: python3 -m pip install "setuptools>=30.4.0" "pip>=10.0.1" "twine<2.0" docutils
+          command: python3 -m pip install "setuptools ~= 42.0" "setuptools_scm[toml] >= 3.4" "pip>=10.0.1" "twine<2.0" docutils
       - run:
           name: Build and check
           command: |
@@ -144,7 +222,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Validate version
           command: |
-            THISVERSION=$( python3 get_version.py )
+            THISVERSION=$( python setup.py --version )
             python3 -m pip install dist/*.tar.gz
             mkdir empty
             cd empty
@@ -167,9 +245,18 @@ workflows:
             tags:
               only: /.*/
 
-      - test_packaging_and_deploy:
+      - test_package:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              ignore:
+                - /docs?\/.*/
+            tags:
+              only: /.*/
+
+      - deploy_pypi:
           requires:
             - build_pytest
+            - test_package
           filters:
             branches:
               ignore: /.*/
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fccbf479..8681c41b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# setuptools-scm
+nitransforms/_version.py
+
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
diff --git a/nitransforms/__init__.py b/nitransforms/__init__.py
index 34868b55..c35b9a18 100644
--- a/nitransforms/__init__.py
+++ b/nitransforms/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,21 @@
 """
 from .linear import Affine
 from .nonlinear import DisplacementsFieldTransform
-from .io import afni, fsl, itk
 
+try:
+    from ._version import __version__
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
+    try:
+        __version__ = get_distribution('nitransforms').version
+    except DistributionNotFound:
+        __version__ = 'unknown'
+    del get_distribution
+    del DistributionNotFound
 
-__all__ = ['afni', 'fsl', 'itk', 'Affine', 'DisplacementsFieldTransform']
+
+__all__ = [
+    'Affine',
+    'DisplacementsFieldTransform',
+    '__version__',
+]
diff --git a/nitransforms/tests/test_version.py b/nitransforms/tests/test_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e2e7fd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nitransforms/tests/test_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+"""Test _version.py."""
+import sys
+from collections import namedtuple
+from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound
+from importlib import reload
+import nitransforms
+
+
+def test_version_scm0(monkeypatch):
+    """Retrieve the version via setuptools_scm."""
+    class _version:
+        __version__ = "10.0.0"
+
+    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, 'nitransforms._version', _version)
+    reload(nitransforms)
+    assert nitransforms.__version__ == "10.0.0"
+
+
+def test_version_scm1(monkeypatch):
+    """Retrieve the version via pkg_resources."""
+    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, 'nitransforms._version', None)
+
+    def _dist(name):
+        Distribution = namedtuple("Distribution", ["name", "version"])
+        return Distribution(name, "success")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr('pkg_resources.get_distribution', _dist)
+    reload(nitransforms)
+    assert nitransforms.__version__ == "success"
+
+
+def test_version_scm2(monkeypatch):
+    """Check version could not be interpolated."""
+    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, 'nitransforms._version', None)
+
+    def _raise(name):
+        raise DistributionNotFound("No get_distribution mock")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr('pkg_resources.get_distribution', _raise)
+    reload(nitransforms)
+    assert nitransforms.__version__ == "unknown"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..132dd49d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools ~= 42.0", "wheel", "setuptools_scm[toml] >= 3.4"]
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+write_to = "nitransforms/_version.py"
+write_to_template = """\
+\"\"\"Version file, automatically generated by setuptools_scm.\"\"\"
+__version__ = "{version}"
+"""
+fallback_version = "0.0"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5d8b63a1..122eee65 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 [metadata]
-provides =
-    nitransforms
+author = The NiPreps developers
+author_email = nipreps@gmail.com
+classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha
+    Intended Audience :: Science/Research
+    Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Image Recognition
+    License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
+description = NiTransforms -- Neuroimaging spatial transforms in Python.
+license = MIT
+long_description = file:README.md
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown; charset=UTF-8
+provides = nitransforms
+url = https://github.com/poldracklab/nitransforms
 
 [options]
 python_requires = >= 3.6
@@ -14,6 +28,9 @@ test_requires =
     pytest-cov
     nose
     codecov
+setup_requires =
+    setuptools_scm
+    toml
 packages = find:
 include_package_data = True
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8b25856b..5f2a1c89 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
+"""Prepare package for distribution."""
+from pathlib import Path
 from setuptools import setup
+from toml import loads
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    scm_cfg = loads(
+        (Path(__file__).parent / "pyproject.toml").read_text()
+    )["tool"]["setuptools_scm"]
     setup(
         name="nitransforms",
+        use_scm_version=scm_cfg,
     )