diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fb33be7..bb55796 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -133,4 +133,4 @@ dmypy.json
 # vscode settings
 .vscode/
 
-src/_your_package_version.py
+src/_maloident_version.py
diff --git a/src/_maloident_version.py b/src/_maloident_version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ba2b541..0000000
--- a/src/_maloident_version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-version = "2024.7.3.4.dev14+g8fb66be"