diff --git a/.git_archival.txt b/.git_archival.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3994ec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git_archival.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+node: $Format:%H$
+node-date: $Format:%cI$
+describe-name: $Format:%(describe:tags=true)$
+ref-names: $Format:%D$
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a94cb2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.git_archival.txt export-subst
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a720064..6850808 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -64,4 +64,8 @@ target/
 # IDE
 .idea/
 
+# Virtual Environments
 venv/
+
+# Build Artifacts
+dronecan_gui_tool/_version_generated.py
diff --git a/dronecan_gui_tool/main.py b/dronecan_gui_tool/main.py
index 32b1650..18bc95d 100644
--- a/dronecan_gui_tool/main.py
+++ b/dronecan_gui_tool/main.py
@@ -42,12 +42,23 @@
 
 logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stderr, level=logging_level,
                     format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s %(message)s')
-
-from .version import __version__
+try:
+    from .version import __version_tuple__
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    __version_tuple__ = (0, 0, 0, "unknown")
+__version__ = [x for x in __version_tuple__ if isinstance(x, int)]
 if args.version:
-    v = '.'.join(map(str, __version__))
+    metadata_parts = [x for x in __version_tuple__ if isinstance(x, str)]
+    is_clean_release = len(metadata_parts) == 0
+    is_dirty = any(".d" in part for part in metadata_parts)
+    version_info = '.'.join(map(str, __version__))
+    metadata_info = '.'.join(map(str, metadata_parts))
     print("DroneCAN GUI Tool is an application for DroneCAN bus management and diagnostics")
-    print(f"DroneCAN GUI Tool Version: {v}")
+    print(f"DroneCAN GUI Tool Version: {version_info}")
+    if not is_clean_release:
+        print(f"Development Build: {metadata_info}")
+        if is_dirty:
+            print("Warning: Built from a dirty working tree!")
     sys.exit(0)
 
 log_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', prefix='dronecan_gui_tool-', suffix='.log', delete=False)
diff --git a/dronecan_gui_tool/version.py b/dronecan_gui_tool/version.py
index c29544a..35de53a 100644
--- a/dronecan_gui_tool/version.py
+++ b/dronecan_gui_tool/version.py
@@ -8,7 +8,43 @@
 #         Andrew Tridgell
 #
 #
-__version__ = 1, 2, 28
 
+import re
 
+# Note: This version is determined dynamically at build time or runtime.
+__version_tuple__ = (1, 2, 28)
 
+import os
+
+_root_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+_is_source = os.path.exists(os.path.join(_root_dir, 'setup.py'))
+
+try:
+    # 1. Try to get the version from setuptools_scm (live git repository state)
+    from setuptools_scm import get_version
+    if os.path.exists(os.path.join(_root_dir, '.git', 'shallow')):
+        raise Exception("Shallow clone detected, falling back to manual version")
+    _version_str = get_version(root=_root_dir, version_scheme='post-release')
+    # Parse the version string into a tuple
+    _parts = []
+    for _part in re.split(r'[-.+]', _version_str):
+        if _part:
+            try:
+                _parts.append(int(_part))
+            except ValueError:
+                _parts.append(_part)
+    __version_tuple__ = tuple(_parts)
+except Exception as e:
+    if not _is_source:
+        # 2. Try to import the generated version information (built wheels/MSIs)
+        try:
+            from ._version_generated import __version_tuple__  # noqa: F401
+        except ImportError:
+            # 3. Fall back to the manually updated version
+            print("Warning: setuptools_scm is not available or failed with: ", e,
+                  " and _version_generated.py not found. "
+                  "Falling back to manual version.")
+    else:
+        print("Warning: setuptools_scm is not available or failed with: ", e,
+              " and running from source. "
+              "Falling back to manual version.")
diff --git a/dronecan_gui_tool/widgets/about_window.py b/dronecan_gui_tool/widgets/about_window.py
index 4ae739a..1b48905 100644
--- a/dronecan_gui_tool/widgets/about_window.py
+++ b/dronecan_gui_tool/widgets/about_window.py
@@ -7,21 +7,32 @@
 #
 
 import dronecan
-from ..version import __version__
+try:
+    from ..version import __version_tuple__
+except ImportError:
+    __version_tuple__ = (0, 0, 0, "unknown")
 from . import get_icon, get_app_icon
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QDialog, QTableWidget, QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, QPushButton, QLabel, \
     QTableWidgetItem, QHeaderView
 from PyQt6.QtGui import QIcon
 from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt, PYQT_VERSION_STR, QSize
 
+numeric_parts = [x for x in __version_tuple__ if isinstance(x, int)]
+metadata_parts = [x for x in __version_tuple__ if isinstance(x, str)]
+is_clean_release = len(metadata_parts) == 0
+is_dirty = any((part == "dirty") or (".d" in part) for part in metadata_parts)
+version_info = '.'.join(map(str, numeric_parts))
+metadata_info = '.'.join(map(str, metadata_parts))
 
-ABOUT_TEXT = ('''
-<h3>DroneCAN GUI Tool v{0}</h3>
-Cross-platform application for <a href="http://dronecan.org/">DroneCAN bus</a> management and diagnostics.
+ABOUT_TEXT = (f"""
+<h3>DroneCAN GUI Tool v{version_info}</h3>
+{f"<h4>Dev Build {'(Dirty)' if is_dirty else ''}: {metadata_info}</h4>" if not is_clean_release else ""}
 
-This application is distributed under the terms of the MIT software license. The source repository and the bug \
-tracker are located at <a href="https://github.com/DroneCAN/gui_tool">https://github.com/DroneCAN/gui_tool</a>.
-'''.format('.'.join(map(str, __version__)))).strip().replace('\n', '\n<br/>')
+<p>Cross-platform application for <a href="http://dronecan.org/">DroneCAN bus</a> management and diagnostics.</p>
+
+<p>This application is distributed under the terms of the MIT software license. The source repository and the bug \
+tracker are located at <a href="https://github.com/DroneCAN/gui_tool">https://github.com/DroneCAN/gui_tool</a>.</p>
+""")
 
 
 def _list_3rd_party():
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cb8aec3..f564d34 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # you need to drop setup_requires from setup.py as well.
 # https://peps.python.org/pep-0518/#rationale
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=42",'setuptools_git>=1.0']
+requires = ["setuptools>=42", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7650984..330ca4a 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 upgrade_code = '{D5CD6E19-2545-32C7-A62A-4595B28BCDC3}'
 
 sys.path.append(os.path.join(SOURCE_DIR, PACKAGE_NAME))
-from version import __version__
+from version import __version_tuple__
 
 assert sys.version_info[0] == 3, 'Python 3 is required'
 
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #
 args = dict(
     name=PACKAGE_NAME,
-    version='.'.join(map(str, __version__)),
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=[
         'setuptools>=18.5',
@@ -89,6 +88,16 @@
     package_data={'DroneCAN_GUI_Tool': [ 'icons/*.png', 'icons/*.ico']}
 )
 
+is_shallow_clone = os.path.exists(os.path.join(SOURCE_DIR, '.git', 'shallow'))
+if is_shallow_clone:
+    args['version'] = '.'.join(map(str, __version_tuple__[0:3]))
+else:
+    args['use_scm_version'] = {
+        "write_to": "dronecan_gui_tool/_version_generated.py",
+        "version_scheme": "post-release",
+        "fallback_version": '.'.join(map(str, __version_tuple__[0:3]))
+    }
+
 if 'install' in sys.argv and (sys.platform.startswith('linux') or sys.platform.startswith('darwin')):
     # Delegating the desktop integration work to 'install_freedesktop'
     args.setdefault('setup_requires', []).append('install_freedesktop')