diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f3a8d74b..04844ace 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,23 +1,14 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = [ "poetry-core>=1.6.0", "poetry-dynamic-versioning>1.0.0,<2.0.0" ]
-build-backend = "poetry_dynamic_versioning.backend"
+requires = [ "poetry-core>=1.2.0" ]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 # poetry-core 1.8 not available in .fc39. Can upgrade to 1.8.0 at .fc39 EOL
 
-[tool.poetry-dynamic-versioning]
-enable = false
-metadata = false
-strict = true
-vcs = "git"
-# Matched tags:
-# v0.0.0  followed by optional  -rc0 (release candidate)  OR  -b0 (public beta)
-pattern = "^v(?P<base>\\d+(?:\\.\\d+){2})(?:-(?P<stage>(?:rc|b)\\d+?))??$"
-
-[tool.poetry-dynamic-versioning.substitution]
-folders = [ { path = "sherlock" } ]
+[tool.poetry-version-plugin]
+source = "init"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "sherlock-project"
-version = "0.14.4"
+version = "0" # single source of truth is __version__.py
 description = "Hunt down social media accounts by username across social networks"
 license = "MIT"
 authors = [
diff --git a/sherlock/__init__.py b/sherlock/__init__.py
index 219dcaec..5bf79e24 100644
--- a/sherlock/__init__.py
+++ b/sherlock/__init__.py
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ This module contains the main logic to search for usernames at social
 networks.
 
 """
+
+__shortname__   = "Sherlock"
+__longname__    = "Sherlock: Find Usernames Across Social Networks"
+__version__     = "0.14.4"
diff --git a/sherlock/__main__.py b/sherlock/__main__.py
index 39068a06..014d8b35 100644
--- a/sherlock/__main__.py
+++ b/sherlock/__main__.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     # Check if the user is using the correct version of Python
     python_version = sys.version.split()[0]
 
-    if sys.version_info < (3, 6):
-        print(f"Sherlock requires Python 3.6+\nYou are using Python {python_version}, which is not supported by Sherlock.")
+    if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
+        print(f"Sherlock requires Python 3.8+\nYou are using Python {python_version}, which is not supported by Sherlock.")
         sys.exit(1)
 
     from sherlock import sherlock
diff --git a/sherlock/sherlock.py b/sherlock/sherlock.py
index e3474d1d..9846cb5a 100644
--- a/sherlock/sherlock.py
+++ b/sherlock/sherlock.py
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ from time import monotonic
 
 import requests
 
+# Removing __version__ here will trigger update message for users
+# Do not remove until ready to trigger that message
+__version__ = "0.14.4"
+del __version__
+
+from .__init__ import (
+    __shortname__,
+    __longname__,
+    __version__
+)
+
 from requests_futures.sessions import FuturesSession
 from torrequest import TorRequest
 from sherlock.result import QueryStatus
@@ -28,9 +39,6 @@ from sherlock.sites import SitesInformation
 from colorama import init
 from argparse import ArgumentTypeError
 
-module_name = "Sherlock: Find Usernames Across Social Networks"
-__version__ = "0.14.4"
-
 
 class SherlockFuturesSession(FuturesSession):
     def request(self, method, url, hooks=None, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -510,14 +518,14 @@ def handler(signal_received, frame):
 
 def main():
     version_string = (
-        f"Sherlock  {__version__}\n"
+        f"{__shortname__}  {__version__}\n"
         + f"Requests  {requests.__version__}\n"
-        + f"Python    {platform.python_version()}"
+        + f"Python  {platform.python_version()}"
     )
 
     parser = ArgumentParser(
         formatter_class=RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
-        description=f"{module_name} (Version {__version__})",
+        description=f"{__longname__} (Version {__version__})",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--version",