diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 46aaf259..9eb1a07a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
-build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
+requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0", "poetry-dynamic-versioning"]
+build-backend = "poetry_dynamic_versioning.backend"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pineko"
diff --git a/src/pineko/__init__.py b/src/pineko/__init__.py
index 4b2068e6..884fc4b9 100644
--- a/src/pineko/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pineko/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 """pineko = PineAPPL + EKO."""
 from .cli import command
+from .version import __version__
diff --git a/src/pineko/evolve.py b/src/pineko/evolve.py
index f2b884c1..86adac06 100644
--- a/src/pineko/evolve.py
+++ b/src/pineko/evolve.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import pathlib
+from importlib import metadata
 
 import eko
 import eko.basis_rotation as br
@@ -136,6 +137,11 @@ def write_operator_card(pineappl_grid, default_card, card_path, tcard):
         operators_card["configs"]["interpolation_polynomial_degree"] = 1
         operators_card["xgrid"] = x_grid.tolist()
 
+    # Add the version of eko and pineko to the operator card
+    # using importlib.metadata.version to get the correct tag in editable mode
+    operators_card["eko_version"] = metadata.version("eko")
+    pineko_version = metadata.version("pineko")
+
     # Some safety checks
     if (
         operators_card["configs"]["evolution_method"] == "truncated"
@@ -147,6 +153,8 @@ def write_operator_card(pineappl_grid, default_card, card_path, tcard):
 
     with open(card_path, "w", encoding="UTF-8") as f:
         yaml.safe_dump(operators_card, f)
+        f.write(f"# {pineko_version=}")
+
     return operators_card["xgrid"], q2_grid