diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index 70ced9d2..22c036e0 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ skops Changelog
     :depth: 1
     :local:
 
+v0.12
+-----
+
 v0.11
 -----
 - Correctly restore ``default_factory`` when saving and loading a ``defaultdict``.
diff --git a/skops/__init__.py b/skops/__init__.py
index ebd63a0e..29721612 100644
--- a/skops/__init__.py
+++ b/skops/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 # PEP0440 compatible formatted version, see:
 # https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0440/
 #
@@ -16,18 +14,4 @@
 # Dev branch marker is: 'X.Y.dev' or 'X.Y.devN' where N is an integer.
 # 'X.Y.dev0' is the canonical version of 'X.Y.dev'
 #
-__version__ = "0.11.dev0"
-
-try:
-    # This variable is injected in the __builtins__ by the build
-    # process. It is used to enable importing subpackages of skops when
-    # the binaries are not built
-    # mypy error: Cannot determine type of '__SKOPS_SETUP__'
-    __SKOPS_SETUP__  # type: ignore
-except NameError:
-    __SKOPS_SETUP__ = False
-
-if __SKOPS_SETUP__:
-    sys.stderr.write("Partial import of the library during the build process.\n")
-    # We are not importing the rest of the library during the build
-    # process, as it may not be compiled yet or cause immature import
+__version__ = "0.12.dev0"