diff -up towncrier-21.9.0/src/towncrier/test/test_project.py.orig towncrier-21.9.0/src/towncrier/test/test_project.py
--- towncrier-21.9.0/src/towncrier/test/test_project.py.orig	2022-02-10 19:29:38.000000000 +0100
+++ towncrier-21.9.0/src/towncrier/test/test_project.py	2022-06-23 20:49:23.732509545 +0200
@@ -120,9 +120,3 @@ class InvocationTests(TestCase):
         finally:
             os.chdir(orig_dir)
 
-    def test_version(self):
-        """
-        `--version` command line option is available to show the current production version.
-        """
-        out = check_output(["towncrier", "--version"])
-        self.assertTrue(out.startswith(b"towncrier, version 2"))