store package version in __version__ constant

noxfile.py

@@ -289,17 +289,6 @@ def check_package_files(
         )
 
 
-def _repl_version(session: nox.Session, new_version: str):
-    with open("pyproject.toml", "r+") as fp:
-        lines = tuple(fp)
-        fp.seek(0)
-        for line in lines:
-            if line.startswith("version = "):
-                line = f'version = "{new_version}"\n'
-            fp.write(line)
-        fp.truncate()
-
-
 def check_no_modifications(session: nox.Session) -> None:
     modified = session.run(
         "git",
@@ -356,7 +345,7 @@ def bump(session: nox.Session):
                 "or two positional arguments must be provided."
             )
     install(session, "antsibull-changelog[toml]", "hatch")
-    _repl_version(session, version)
+    session.run("hatch", "version", version)
     if len(session.posargs) > 1:
         fragment = session.run(
             "python",
@@ -367,18 +356,20 @@ def bump(session: nox.Session):
         )
         with open(fragment_file, "w") as fp:
             print(fragment, file=fp)
-        session.run("git", "add", "pyproject.toml", str(fragment_file), external=True)
+        session.run(
+            "git", "add", "src/antsibull/__init__.py", str(fragment_file), external=True
+        )
         session.run("git", "commit", "-m", f"Prepare {version}.", external=True)
-    session.run("antsibull-changelog", "release")
+    session.run("antsibull-changelog", "release", "--version", version)
     session.run(
         "git",
         "add",
         "CHANGELOG.rst",
         "changelogs/changelog.yaml",
         "changelogs/fragments/",
-        # pyproject.toml is not committed in the last step
+        # src/antsibull/__init__.py is not committed in the last step
         # when the release_summary fragment is created manually
-        "pyproject.toml",
+        "src/antsibull/__init__.py",
         external=True,
     )
     install(session, ".")  # Smoke test
@@ -403,8 +394,7 @@ def publish(session: nox.Session):
     check_no_modifications(session)
     install(session, "hatch")
     session.run("hatch", "publish", *session.posargs)
-    version = session.run("hatch", "version", silent=True).strip()
-    _repl_version(session, f"{version}.post0")
+    session.run("hatch", "version", "post")
     session.run("git", "add", "pyproject.toml", external=True)
     session.run("git", "commit", "-m", "Post-release version bump.", external=True)
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "antsibull"
-version = "0.59.1.post0"
+dynamic = [
+    "version",
+]
 description = "Tools for building the Ansible Distribution"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 license-files = {globs=["LICENSES/*.txt"]}
@@ -101,6 +103,9 @@ dev = [
     "nox",
 ]
 
+[tool.hatch.version]
+path = "src/antsibull/__init__.py"
+
 [tool.isort]
 profile = "black"
 extend_skip = [

src/antsibull/__init__.py

@@ -2,3 +2,11 @@
 # https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Ansible Project, 2020
+
+"""
+Tools for building the Ansible Distribution
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+__version__ = "0.59.1.post0"

src/antsibull/cli/antsibull_build.py

@@ -323,10 +323,14 @@ def parse_args(program_name: str, args: list[str]) -> argparse.Namespace:
         " is $BASENAME_OF_BUILD_FILE-X.Y.Z.yaml",
     )
 
+    # Delay import to avoid potential import loops
+    from antsibull import __version__ as _ver  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+
     parser = get_toplevel_parser(
         prog=program_name,
         package="antsibull",
         description="Script to manage building Ansible",
+        package_version=_ver,
     )
 
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(