diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 0e9b26d..ba3de93 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ pipeline {
 		PY_PROJECT_VERSION                = "__NOTSET__"
         PY_PROJECT_VERSION_STRIPPED       = "__NOTSET__"
 	}
-
+    
 	stages {
-	
+	   
 		stage("Prepare") {
 			steps {
 				script {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pipeline {
 				echo("_PROJECT_NAME: . . . . . . . . . $_PROJECT_NAME")
 				echo("_MaintainerEmail:. . . . . . . . $_MaintainerEmail") 
 				echo("_MaintainerName:. . . . . . . .  $_MaintainerName") 
-
+                
 				sh("virtualenv --pip=embed --setuptools=embed --wheel=embed --no-periodic-update --activators bash,python BUILD_ENV")
 				sh("virtualenv --pip=embed --setuptools=embed --wheel=embed --no-periodic-update --activators bash,python TEST_ENV")
                 sh("virtualenv --pip=embed --setuptools=embed --wheel=embed --no-periodic-update --activators bash,python TOOLS_ENV")
@@ -132,11 +132,20 @@ pipeline {
 				sh(". ~/BUILD_ENV/bin/activate && pip install --upgrade setuptools build pip copier jinja2-slug toml")
 				
                 sh(". ~/TOOLS_ENV/bin/activate && pip install simple_rest_client requests")
-                sh(". ~/TOOLS_ENV/bin/activate && pip install git+https://chacha.ddns.net/gitea/chacha/pygitversionhelper.git@master")
-
+                
+                script {
+                    if(_PROJECT_NAME!="pygitversionhelper") {
+                        sh(". ~/TOOLS_ENV/bin/activate && pip install git+https://chacha.ddns.net/gitea/chacha/pygitversionhelper.git@master")
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {   
+                        //TODO: need to install pygitversionhelper deps from a better way...
+                        sh(". ~/TOOLS_ENV/bin/activate && pip install packaging")
+                    }
+                }
                 sh("git config --global user.email $_MaintainerEmail")
                 sh("git config --global user.name  $_MaintainerName")	
-
+                
 			}
 		}
         
@@ -157,13 +166,18 @@ pipeline {
                                       
                         if(_GIT_BRANCH=="master") {
                             if(sh(returnStdout:  true, script: "git tag --points-at HEAD").trim().isEmpty()) {
+
                                 BUMPED_VERSION = sh(script:  """#!/bin/sh -
                                                                  |. ~/TOOLS_ENV/bin/activate
                                                                  |exec python - << '__EOWRAPPER__'
                                                                  |
-                                                                 |from pygitversionhelper import gitversionhelper
                                                                  |import re
                                                                  |
+                                                                 |try:
+                                                                 |    from pygitversionhelper import gitversionhelper
+                                                                 |except ImportError:
+                                                                 |    from src.pygitversionhelper import gitversionhelper
+                                                                 |
                                                                  |lastcommit=gitversionhelper.commit.getLast(same_branch=True)
                                                                  |msg=gitversionhelper.commit.getMessage(lastcommit)
                                                                  |
@@ -173,6 +187,7 @@ pipeline {
                                                                  |__EOWRAPPER__
                                                               """.stripMargin(),
                                                                returnStdout: true).trim()
+
                                 if(BUMPED_VERSION.isEmpty()) {
                                     echo "master push/merge must have an explicit tag release number, stopping pipeline"
                                     currentBuild.getRawBuild().getExecutor().doStop()
@@ -190,7 +205,10 @@ pipeline {
                                                      |. ~/TOOLS_ENV/bin/activate
                                                      |exec python - << '__EOWRAPPER__'
                                                      |
-                                                     |from pygitversionhelper import gitversionhelper
+                                                     |try:
+                                                     |    from pygitversionhelper import gitversionhelper
+                                                     |except ImportError:
+                                                     |    from src.pygitversionhelper import gitversionhelper
                                                      |
                                                      |print(gitversionhelper.tag.getLastTag(same_branch=True),end ="")
                                                      |
@@ -204,7 +222,10 @@ pipeline {
                                                              |. ~/TOOLS_ENV/bin/activate
                                                              |exec python - << '__EOWRAPPER__'
                                                              |
-                                                             |from pygitversionhelper import gitversionhelper
+                                                             |try:
+                                                             |    from pygitversionhelper import gitversionhelper
+                                                             |except ImportError:
+                                                             |    from src.pygitversionhelper import gitversionhelper
                                                              |
                                                              |print(gitversionhelper.version.getCurrentVersion(formated_output=True,version_std="PEP440",bump_type="dev",bump_dev_strategy="post"),end ="")
                                                              |
@@ -447,7 +468,11 @@ pipeline {
 										|
                                         |from simple_rest_client.api import API
                                         |from simple_rest_client.resource import Resource
-										|from pygitversionhelper import gitversionhelper
+                                        |
+                                        |try:
+                                        |    from pygitversionhelper import gitversionhelper
+                                        |except ImportError:
+                                        |    from src.pygitversionhelper import gitversionhelper
 										|
 										|from urllib.parse import urljoin
 										|
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 65cb993..2b71a5b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ Checkout [Latest Documentation](https://chacha.ddns.net/mkdocs-web/chacha/pygitv
     - restrict to same branch
     - both SemVer and PEP440 support
     - custom output format
-    - configurable default bump type major, minor, patch or dev
-    - configurable default bump type: post, pre-patch, pre-minor, pre-major
+    - configurable default bump type: major, minor, patch or dev
+    - configurable default bump strategy: post, pre-patch, pre-minor, pre-major
     - ignore non-version tag
     - force version format
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5747932..eaef86a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 version_scheme= "post-release"
-tag_regex="^(?:v)?(?P<version>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)([\\.\\-\\+])?(?:.*)?"
+# tag_regex="^(?:v)?(?P<version>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)([\\.\\-\\+])?(?:.*)?"
 
 [project]
 name = "pygitversionhelper"
diff --git a/test/test_gitversionhelper.py b/test/test_gitversionhelper.py
index ed0af02..7ae1c57 100644
--- a/test/test_gitversionhelper.py
+++ b/test/test_gitversionhelper.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class Test_gitversionhelper(unittest.TestCase):
         self._test_version_readback_simple("1.1.1")
     def test_nominal__version__auto_9(self):
         self._test_version_readback_simple("1.2.1")
+        
     def test_nominal__version__auto_PEP440_post(self):
         self._test_version_readback_simple("1.2.1.post1")
     def test_nominal__version__auto_PEP440_pre(self):