diff --git a/macros.py b/macros.py
index c5466c5..eca1700 100644
--- a/macros.py
+++ b/macros.py
@@ -1,25 +1,20 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import tomllib
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
+from setuptools_scm import get_version
 
-def _load_version(pyproject_path: Path) -> str:
-    """Return project version string from pyproject.toml."""
-    with pyproject_path.open("rb") as pyproject_file:
-        data = tomllib.load(pyproject_file)
-    project = data.get("project", {})
-    version = project.get("version")
-    if not isinstance(version, str):
-        raise ValueError("project.version must be defined in pyproject.toml")
-    return version
+
+def _load_version(root: Path) -> str:
+    """Return project version string using setuptools_scm."""
+    return get_version(root=str(root))
 
 
 def define_env(env: Any) -> None:
     """Expose project version to MkDocs macros and theme configuration."""
     root = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
-    version = _load_version(root / "pyproject.toml")
+    version = _load_version(root)
     env.variables["project_version"] = version
     extra = env.conf.get("extra") or {}
     extra["version"] = version
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1df6b34..ef0e3e7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ docs = [
     "mkdocs-material",
     "mkdocstrings[python]",
     "mkdocs-macros-plugin",
+    "setuptools_scm>=8.0",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ typeCheckingMode = "standard"
 reportAny = false
 reportExplicitAny = false
 reportUnusedCallResult = false
-exclude = ["src/alpha_hwr/*_baseline.py"]
+exclude = ["src/alpha_hwr/*_baseline.py", "macros.py"]
 
 [tool.mypy]
 ignore_missing_imports = true