diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 102c075..264366e 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -175,8 +175,7 @@ pipeline {
                                          |__EOWRAPPER__
                                       """.stripMargin())
                                       
-                        // using setuptools_git_versioning to get the generated version number based on Git tags and logs
-                        // TODO: read dev_template from toml
+                        // get current (or bumped) version number from git history
                         PY_PROJECT_VERSION = sh(script:   """#!/bin/sh -
                                                              |. ~/TOOLS_ENV/bin/activate
                                                              |exec python - << '__EOWRAPPER__'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fb3f01f..3626904 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     'importlib-metadata; python_version<"3.9"',
+    'packaging'
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]