diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4111874..1370c44 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ include = ["dargs*"]
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 write_to = "dargs/_version.py"
-# prevent dargs fetched by pre-commit incompatible with other packages
-fallback_version = "999999"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 select = [