diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index eaa180a..3ffa1f2 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ repos:
       - id: check-yaml
       - id: check-added-large-files
       - id: detect-private-key
+  - repo: https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry
+    rev: "1.5.1"
+    hooks:
+      - id: poetry-check
   - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
     rev: v2.2.6
     hooks:
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b997b19..7a39e02 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -83,3 +83,14 @@ Pull request review and approval is required by at least one project maintainer
 We will do our best to review the code addition in a timely fashion.
 Ensuring that you follow all steps above will increase our speed and ability to review.
 We will check for accuracy, style, code coverage, and scope.
+
+## Versioning
+
+We use [`poetry-dynamic-versioning`](https://github.com/mtkennerly/poetry-dynamic-versioning) to help version this software through [`PEP 440`](https://peps.python.org/pep-0440/) standards.
+Configuration for versioning is found within the `pyproject.toml` file.
+All builds for packages include dynamic version data to help label distinct versions of the software.
+`poetry-dynamic-versioning` uses `git` tags to help distinguish version data.
+We also use the `__init__.py` file as a place to persist the version data for occaissions where the `git` history is unavailable or unwanted.
+
+The following command is used to add `poetry-dynamic-versioning` to Poetry for use with this project: `poetry self add "poetry-dynamic-versioning[plugin]"`.
+Versioning for the project is intended to align with GitHub Releases which provide `git` tag capabilities.
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index a9bf4e0..59a6c67 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This file is automatically @generated by Poetry 1.8.2 and should not be changed by hand.
+# This file is automatically @generated by Poetry 1.8.3 and should not be changed by hand.
 
 [[package]]
 name = "colorama"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 667c743..1d8f262 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -53,9 +53,24 @@ select = [
 # Ignore `E402` and `F401` (unused imports) in all `__init__.py` files
 "__init__.py" = ["E402", "F401"]
 
+# set dynamic versioning capabilities for project
+[tool.poetry-dynamic-versioning]
+enable = true
+style = "pep440"
+vcs = "git"
+
+# specify where version replacement is performed
+[tool.poetry-dynamic-versioning.substitution]
+files = ["src/sculptqc/__init__.py"]
+
+# set persistent versions within the __init__.py file in cases
+# where we may not have or want access to full git history
+[tool.poetry-dynamic-versioning.files."src/sculptqc/__init__.py"]
+persistent-substitution = true
+
 [build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core"]
-build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
+requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0", "poetry-dynamic-versioning>=1.0.0,<2.0.0"]
+build-backend = "poetry_dynamic_versioning.backend"
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 root = "."
diff --git a/src/sculptqc/__init__.py b/src/sculptqc/__init__.py
index 5c087ef..43f42fd 100644
--- a/src/sculptqc/__init__.py
+++ b/src/sculptqc/__init__.py
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@
 """
 
 from .analyze import find_outliers
+
+# note: version placeholder is updated during build
+# by poetry-dynamic-versioning.
+__version__ = "0.0.1"