diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4f464d0c..c3d15213 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -143,7 +143,4 @@ docker/*.whl
 docker/root/*.whl
 docker/root/defaults/examples
 
-.local/
-
-# Ignore updates to root __init__, will write new versions when running make
-src/ytdl_sub/__init__.py
\ No newline at end of file
+.local/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/__init__.py b/src/ytdl_sub/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..261b8896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__version__ = "SET USING MAKEFILE"