diff --git a/.build b/.build
deleted file mode 100644
index 573541a..0000000
--- a/.build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 9e84b8c..022f2b4 100755
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@ include setup.py
 include README
 include COPYING
 include INSTALL
-include .build
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c166df7..9579b9a 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,27 +5,9 @@ from distutils.core import setup
 import os
 
 
-def get_build():
-    path = "./.build"
-
-    if os.path.exists(path):
-        fp = open(path, "r")
-        build = eval(fp.read())
-        if os.path.exists("./.increase_build"):
-            build += 1
-        fp.close()
-    else:
-        build = 1
-
-    fp = open(path, "w")
-    fp.write(str(build))
-    fp.close()
-
-    return str(build)
-
 setup(
     name="pylast",
-    version="1.0." + get_build(),
+    version="1.0.0",
     author="Amr Hassan <amr.hassan@gmail.com>",
     description=("A Python interface to Last.fm "
                  "(and other API compatible social networks)"),