diff --git a/docs/developer/devstart.md b/docs/developer/devstart.md
index 2fd363dd39..52b8c62ad9 100644
--- a/docs/developer/devstart.md
+++ b/docs/developer/devstart.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Setting up the development environment for Suzieq involves the following steps:
 * Make sure you have a python3 version that is > 3.7.1 and less than 3.9.0. If you don't have a system provided python version that matches this requirement, you can use [pyenv](https://realpython.com/intro-to-pyenv/) to install one.
 * If you've used pyenv to install a specific python version, ensure you activate it.
 * Install poetry--follow the instructions posted [here](https://python-poetry.org/docs/#installation).
+* Install *poetry-dynamic-versioning* -- follow the instructions posted
+  [here](https://pypi.org/project/poetry-dynamic-versioning/)
 * Ensure you have git installed (follow the instructions [here](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git))
 * Clone the github repository: ```git clone https://github.com/netenglabs/suzieq.git```. This creates a copy of the code repository in the subfolder suzieq in the current directory. 
 * Create the virtual environment and install the appropriate packages by typing: ```poetry install```
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 54b1800c76..afe0c8e422 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "suzieq"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.0.0"
 description = "A framework and application for network observability"
 readme = 'README.md'
 repository = 'https://github.com/netenglabs/suzieq'
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ classifiers = [
    'Topic :: System :: Networking :: Monitoring'
 ]
 
-
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = ">3.7.1, < 3.9"
 aiohttp = "==3.7.4"
@@ -74,6 +73,12 @@ sq-anonymizer = 'suzieq.utilities.sq_anonymizer:anonymizer_main'
 suzieq-cli = 'suzieq.cli.sq_cli:cli_main'
 suzieq-gui = 'suzieq.gui.sq_gui:gui_main'
 
+[tool.poetry-dynamic-versioning]
+enable = true
+vcs = "git"
+style = "semver"
+pattern = "^v(?P<base>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)(-?((?P<stage>[a-zA-Z]+)\\.?(?P<revision>\\d+)?))?(\\+(?P<tagged_metadata>.+))?$"
+
 [build-system]
-requires = ["poetry>=0.12"]
+requires = ["poetry>=1.0.2", "poetry-dynamic-versioning"]
 build-backend = "poetry.masonry.api"
diff --git a/suzieq/version.py b/suzieq/version.py
index dd769927f2..989af4abd5 100755
--- a/suzieq/version.py
+++ b/suzieq/version.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 
-SUZIEQ_VERSION = "0.16.0"
+__version__ = "0.0.0"
+SUZIEQ_VERSION = __version__
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     print(SUZIEQ_VERSION)