diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index 300683f..0000000
--- a/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-VERSION = 1.9.1
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b188a1d..bc5fc39 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import setuptools, logging
 from pathlib import Path
-from os import environ, path
-from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 # Configure the logger
 logger_name = "webqueueapi_install_log"
@@ -23,30 +21,16 @@
 logger.addHandler(stream_handler)
 
 # Configure out to logfile, located in '/tmp/webqueueapi install log.log'
-log_file_path = path.abspath("/tmp/" + logger_name + '.log')
+log_file_path = Path(f"/tmp/{logger_name}.log")
 file_handler = logging.FileHandler(log_file_path)
 file_handler.setFormatter(log_formatter)
 logger.addHandler(file_handler)
 
-# Define and load the package version file
-current_dir = Path(__file__).parent
-version_file_path = Path(current_dir, "VERSION")
-load_dotenv(version_file_path)
-
-# Get the version from the package version file
-VERSION = environ.get("VERSION")
-
-if (VERSION == None or VERSION == ""):
-    logger.error("VERSION has no value: exiting")
-    exit()
-
-python_ldap_version = "3.3.1"
-
-logger.debug("Attempting to install webqueue-api package")
+logger.debug("Attempting to install webqueue2-api package")
 
 setuptools.setup(
-    name="webqueue-api",
-    version=VERSION,
+    name="webqueue2-api",
+    version="0.9.1",
     description="A library for managing Purdue ECN's queue system.",
     py_modules=['api', 'ECNQueue'],
     python_requires='>=3.6',
@@ -73,4 +57,4 @@
     ]
 )
 
-logger.info("webqueue-api package installed sucessfully")
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+logger.info("webqueue2-api package installed sucessfully")
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