diff --git a/src/nsls2api/_version.py b/src/nsls2api/_version.py
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+++ b/src/nsls2api/_version.py
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+# file generated by setuptools_scm
+# don't change, don't track in version control
+TYPE_CHECKING = False
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing import Tuple, Union
+    VERSION_TUPLE = Tuple[Union[int, str], ...]
+else:
+    VERSION_TUPLE = object
+
+version: str
+__version__: str
+__version_tuple__: VERSION_TUPLE
+version_tuple: VERSION_TUPLE
+
+__version__ = version = '0.1.dev233+gacc406b.d20231218'
+__version_tuple__ = version_tuple = (0, 1, 'dev233', 'gacc406b.d20231218')