diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 992009cd47..db8d07869a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-from frappe.__version__ import __version__
 import os
 
+version = "4.0.1"
 
 with open("requirements.txt", "r") as f:
 	install_requires = f.readlines()
 
 setup(
     name='frappe',
-    version=__version__,
+    version=version,
     description='Metadata driven, full-stack web framework',
     author='Web Notes Technologies',
     author_email='info@frappe.io',