diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 36738fafe44f248561250e5ac9e8fa4828c00be9..bf9b89066319c3f3849e378a851894412651d2dd 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-pystencils/_version.py export-subst
 src/pystencils/_version.py export-subst