diff --git a/api/version.py b/api/version.py
index 3a75a42..b4a83cd 100644
--- a/api/version.py
+++ b/api/version.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+import contextlib
 
 __version__ = None
 try:
     from api._version import version as __version__
 except ImportError:
-    from setuptools_scm import get_version
-    __version__ = get_version(root='..', relative_to=__file__)
-
+    with contextlib.suppress(ImportError, LookupError):
+        from setuptools_scm import get_version
+        __version__ = get_version(root='..', relative_to=__file__)