diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec6216152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[bumpversion]
+current_version = 0.18.78
+commit = True
+tag = True
+
+[bumpversion:file:src/torchio/__init__.py]
+
+[bumpversion:file:setup.cfg]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 228549c34..d7a1db8c3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
-[bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.18.78
-commit = True
-tag = True
-
-[bumpversion:file:src/torchio/__init__.py]
-search = __version__ = '{current_version}'
-replace = __version__ = '{new_version}'
-
-[bumpversion:file:setup.cfg]
-search = version = {current_version}
-replace = version = {new_version}
-
 [metadata]
 name = torchio
 version = 0.18.78