diff -up ./setup.py.orig ./setup.py
--- ./setup.py.orig	2021-04-16 03:05:41.000000000 +0200
+++ ./setup.py	2021-04-22 15:50:21.573507656 +0200
@@ -282,11 +282,6 @@ def mk_long_description():
 
 setup(
     name  = 'pymssql',
-    use_scm_version = {
-        "write_to": "src/pymssql/version.h",
-        "write_to_template": '#define PYMSSQL_VERSION "{version}"',
-        "local_scheme": "no-local-version",
-    },
     description = 'DB-API interface to Microsoft SQL Server for Python. (new Cython-based version)',
     long_description = mk_long_description(),
     author = 'Damien Churchill',
@@ -324,7 +319,7 @@ setup(
       "Operating System :: Unix",
     ],
     zip_safe = False,
-    setup_requires=['setuptools_scm', 'Cython'],
+    setup_requires=['Cython'],
     tests_require=['psutil', 'pytest', 'pytest-timeout'],
     ext_modules = ext_modules(),
     packages = [ 'pymssql'],